Sunk Island
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| Sunk Island | |
  Sunk Island shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire |
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| Population | 224 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Sunk Island |
| 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 | 01964 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Beverley and Holderness |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Sunk Island is a Crown Estate village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Ottringham and 1-mile (1.6 km) to the north of the River Humber.
According to the 2001 UK census, Sunk Island parish had a population of 224.[1]
[edit] History
Sunk Island originated as a sand bank in the River Humber, by the reign of Charles I of England, it was said to form a seven acre island, one-and-a-half mile from the mainland.[2] From 1663, the land around it was gradually drained, and by the mid-18th century, the channel separating it from the shore had entirely silted up. It was parished in 1831.[2]
A fort was built at the outbreak of World War I.
Today, the settlement consists of a church, a few houses and various farms. Cottages were built 1855-7 by Samuel Sanders Teulon.
The parish church of Holy Trinity, designed by Ewan Christian in the 1870s,[3] is a Grade II listed building.
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Sunk Island CP (Parish). Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
- ^ a b GENUKI. SUNK ISLAND: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1892.. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; David Neave [1972] (2002). Yorkshire: York and the East Riding: The Buildings of England, 2nd Ed., Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09593-7.
[edit] External links
- Images of England — details from listed building database (166621) - Holy Trinity Church
- Sunk Island Crown Estate
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