Mappleton

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Mappleton
The sands at Mappleton
Mappleton shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	249 (2001 census)^[1]
OS grid reference	TA225440
Parish	Mappleton
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	HORNSEA
Postcode district	HU18
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°52′40″N 0°08′14″W / 53.87782, -0.137317

Mappleton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the North Sea coastline in an area known as Holderness, lying approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the seaside resort of Hornsea. The civil parish is formed by the village of Mappleton and the hamlets of Cowden, Great Cowden and Rolston. According to the 2001 UK census, Mappleton parish had a population of 249.^[1]

The parish church of All Saints is a Grade II* listed building.

In 1991, sea defences were built in order to protect the village from intense sea erosion that had threatened it - Holderness is one of the most rapidly eroding areas of the UK. The cliffs had been eroded at a rate of 3.2 yards (2.9 m) per year. The £2million project created 2 large rock groynes to halt longshore drift as well as revetments to break the waves.

The success of this project has not yet created a larger higher sandy beach for Mappleton, and the erosion has slowed to a point where it is no longer a threat to the settlement. It must be noted however, that due to these sea defences, the area directly south of the village now suffers from an even greater rate of erosion.