Keyingham

Keyingham
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
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HULL
Postcode district HU12
Dialling code 01964
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Beverley and Holderness
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Keyingham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) 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]

Keyingham was served from 1854 to 1964 by Keyingham railway station on the Hull and Holderness Railway.[2]

Contents

[hide]

Features

A horticultural nursery which covers an area almost equal to that of the village is located to the east. The biggest of the nurseries is owned and run by the de Lang family. Also located to the west are sand and gravel pits. It also features a field just outside the village consisting of the bull like creatures known as Highland Steers.

The parish church of St Nicholas is a Grade I listed building. Its spire was removed in the late 1960s, as it was considered to be unsafe.

There are quite a few small businesses in Keyingham such as a Co-op store, a Chinese restaurant, two public houses and a takeaway.

Schools

The village currently has one primary school, Keyingham Primary School. It was opened to pupils at the beginning of the 2007 school year, replacing an earlier one on the same site. The new one combines the former junior and infant schools. The schools serve children from Keyingham as well as the neighbouring village of Ottringham.

References

  1. ^ a b "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Keyingham CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790987&c=Keyingham&d=16&e=15&g=391249&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 7 November 2006. 
  2. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 7. 

External links