Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, 25 miles (40 km) inland from the North Sea and 37 miles (60 km) south-east of York, the historic county town. With a population of 266,463 (2021), it is the fourth-largest city in the Yorkshire and the Humber region after Leeds, Sheffield and Bradford.
Kingston upon Hull
Hull | |
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City and unitary authority area | |
| City of Kingston upon Hull | |
The city's views and landmarks: the City Hall, Wilberforce Monument, Hull Marina, Queen's Gardens, The Deep (aquarium) and The Minster | |
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Coat of arms | |
Shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
Kingston upon Hull Location within England Kingston upon Hull Location within the United Kingdom Kingston upon Hull Location in Europe | |
| Coordinates: 53°44′40″N 00°19′57″W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Ceremonial county | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Founded | 12th century |
| City status | 1897 |
| Administrative headquarters | Guildhall |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authority |
| • Body | Hull City Council |
| • Leadership | Leader and cabinet |
| • Council control | Liberal Democrat |
| • Members of Parliament | Emma Hardy (L) Diana Johnson (L) Karl Turner (L) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 27.59 sq mi (71.5 km2) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • City | 266,463 (Ranked 63rd) |
| • Rank | (Ranked 63rd) |
| • Density | 9,410/sq mi (3,633/km2) |
| • Urban | 314,018 |
| • Metro | 573,300 (LUZ) |
| • Ethnicity (2011 Census) |
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| Demonym | Hullensian |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| Postcode Area | |
| Dialling codes | 01482 |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-KHL |
| ONS code | 00FA (ONS) E06000010 (GSS) |
| NUTS 3 | UKE11 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Website | hull |
The town of Wyke on Hull was founded late in the 12th century by the monks of Meaux Abbey as a port from which to export their wool. Renamed Kings-town upon Hull in 1299, Hull had been a market town, military supply port, trading centre, fishing and whaling centre and industrial metropolis. Hull was an early theatre of battle in the English Civil Wars. Its 18th-century Member of Parliament, William Wilberforce, took a prominent part in the abolition of the slave trade in Britain.
More than 95% of the city was damaged or destroyed in the blitz and suffered a period of post-industrial decline (social deprivation, education and policing). The destroyed areas of the city were rebuilt in the post–Second World War period. In the early 21st century spending boom before the late 2000s recession the city saw large amounts of new retail, commercial, housing and public service construction spending.
In 2017, it was the UK City of Culture and hosted the Turner Prize at the city's Ferens Art Gallery. Other notable landmarks in the city are the Minster, the tidal surge barrier, the Paragon Interchange and The Deep aquarium. Areas of the town centre include the old town (including its museum quarter) and the marina. Hull University was founded in 1927 and had over 16,000 students in 2022. Rugby league football teams include clubs Hull F.C. and Hull Kingston Rovers. The city's association football club is Hull City (EFL Championship). Hull RUFC and Hull Ionians both play in the National League 2 North of rugby union.