| Kilnsea | |
|---|---|
 St Helen's Church, Kilnsea | |
  Kilnsea Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | TA409159 |
| • London | 145 mi (233 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HULL |
| Postcode district | HU12 |
| Dialling code | 01964 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Kilnsea is a village in the civil parish of Easington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) south of the village of Easington, on the north bank of the Humber Estuary.
In 1931 the parish had a population of 185.[1] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Easington.[2]
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East of Kilnsea is the Grade II listed First World War concrete acoustic mirror used as an early warning device.[3]
Kilnsea has one public house, the Crown and Anchor.
In 1823 Kilnsea was a civil parish in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Helen, was close to the cliff and in a "state of dilapidation" and "dangerous condition". Repairs were considered useless with the expectation that the sea, which had already swept away the graveyard, would take the church "in a short time". Population in 1823 was 196.[4]
The old St Helen's Church was lost to the sea in 1826, and was replaced by a new church in 1865, at a cost of £420, that incorporated some salvaged remains of the old building.[5] The church was listed as a Grade II building on 14 December 2018.[6]
- ^ "Population statistics Kilnsea CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Kilnsea CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "Acoustic mirror at TA 4106 1663 (1263347)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ Baines, Edward (1823). History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York. p. 360.
- ^ "Consecration of Kilnsea Church". York Herald. 29 April 1865. p. 9. Retrieved 25 June 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Historic England (14 December 2018). "Church of St Helen, Kilnsea, Easington (1455135)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 December 2018.