Keyingham

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Keyingham
Keyingham shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	2,302 (2001 census)^[1]
OS grid reference	TA245255
Parish	Keyingham
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Kingston upon Hull
Postcode district	HU12
Dialling code	01964
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Beverley and Holderness
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°42′40″N 0°06′45″W / 53.7112, -0.1126

Keyingham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is located approximately 10 miles east of Kingston upon Hull city centre and lies on the A1033 road.

According to the 2001 UK census, Keyingham parish had a population of 2,302.^[1]

1 Features
2 Schools
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Features

St Nicholas Church, picture by Paul Glazzard.

A horticultural nursery which covers an area almost equal to that of the village is located to the east. The biggest of the nurserys is owned and run by the Delang family. Also located to the east are sand and gravel pits along with numerous small lakes. It also features a field just outside the village consisiting of the bull like creatures known as Highland Steers.

The parish church of St Nicholas is a Grade I listed building.

[edit] Schools

The village currently has one primary school, Keyingham Primary School. It was opened to pupils at the beginning of the 2007 school year. The school serves children from Keyingham as well as neighbouring village Ottringham. It is located on the site of the former Infant School in Russell Drive.