Paull

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This article is about the village. For other uses, see Paull (disambiguation).

Paull
Paull shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	765 (2001 census)^[1]
OS grid reference	TA166262
Parish	Paull
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	HULL
Postcode district	HU12
Dialling code	01482
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°43′10″N 0°14′02″W / 53.719314, -0.233747

St Andrew's Church, Paull

The lighthouse, Paull

Paull is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England lying on the north bank of the River Humber, in an area known as Holderness. The village is situated approximately 6 miles east of Hull city centre.

According to the 2001 UK census, Paull parish had a population of 765.^[1]

The parish church of St Andrew is a Grade I listed building lies half a mile south east of the village.

The old lighthouse was built in 1836 by Trinity House and is now a private residence which has been listed as Grade II.

Paull features in the book 'The Painter' by Will Davenport.

[edit] Attractions

Nearby is Fort Paull, also known as Paull Battery. Fort Paull was originally built by Henry VIII to protect the Humber, and is now a museum and visitor attraction.

Paull also has a small Medium Wave transmitter site from which the signals for BBC Radio Humberside, Virgin Radio and TalkSPORT are transmitted.