Kingston upon Hull
Hull | |
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| 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 | |
 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 / 53.74444°N 0.33250°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 (2022)[1] | |
• City | 268,852 (Ranked 63rd) |
| • Rank | (Ranked 63rd) |
| • Density | 9,410/sq mi (3,633/km2) |
| • Urban | 314,018 |
| • Metro | 573,300 (LUZ) |
| • Ethnicity (2011 Census)[2] |
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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 |
Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.[3] 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.[3] With a population of 268,852 (2022), it is the fourth-largest city in the Yorkshire and the Humber region after Leeds, Sheffield and Bradford. Hull has more than 800 years of seafaring history and is known as Yorkshire's maritime city.[4]
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,[5] military supply port,[6] trading centre,[7] fishing and whaling centre and industrial metropolis.[6] Hull was an early theatre of battle in the English Civil Wars.[7] Its 18th-century Member of Parliament, William Wilberforce, took a prominent part in the abolition of the slave trade in Britain.[8]
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).[9] The destroyed areas of the city were rebuilt in the post–Second World War period.[10] 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.
The city offers a variety of museums, art galleries, stunning architecture, and a thriving arts scene.[11] Due to Hull's growing appeal as an outdoor film location, particularly for period dramas using the Old Town's historic streets and buildings, plans for a purpose-built film studio complex have been approved by Hull City Council. The £3m complex could open by the end of 2025.[12][13] The city has earned the nickname "Hullywood" in recent years, after productions including The Crown, Enola Holmes 2, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Victoria and Blitz have been filmed in the city.[14][15] A senior council official has said that interest from the film industry was almost non-stop at the moment.[16]
In 2017, it was the UK City of Culture and hosted the Turner Prize at the city's Ferens Art Gallery.[17] Other notable landmarks in the city are the Minster, the tidal surge barrier, the Paragon Interchange and The Deep Hull's award-winning 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.[18] 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.
The city came 2nd in the Time Out list of the 15 best places to visit in the UK in 2024, with the guide commenting that the city has got "The Deep, an enormous aquarium with 3,000 species, a picturesque old town which survived the city's relentless WWII bombings, and lots of up and coming indie art galleries like Ground and Artlink. Don't sleep on Hull".[19][20] In 2016, it was named as one of the top 10 cities in the world to visit by Rough Guides alongside cities such as Seoul, Vancouver, Amsterdam and Reykjavik.[21] In 2017, the city was featured in The Sunday Times Best Places to Live Guide and in 2024 was named as one of the UK's most "up and coming" places to move to.[22][23]
- ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Kingston upon Hull, City of Local Authority (1946157109)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Kingston upon Hull". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 2008. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
- ^ "Hull Maritime". www.visithull.org. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Brief history of Hedon". Hedon Town Council: Working for You. Hedon Town Council. 2007. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ a b "History of Hull". Hull City Council. 2007. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
VCHULLwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Slavery: unfinished business". Wilberforce 2007: Hull. 2007. Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
- ^ Parkinson, Michael; Champion, Tony; Evans, Richard; Simmie, James; Turok, Ivan; Crookston, Martin; Katz, Bruce; Park, Alison; Berube, Alan; Coombes, Mike; Dorling, Danny; Glass, Norman; Hutchins, Mary; Kearns, Ade; Martin, Ron; Wood, Peter (March 2006). State of the English Cities: Volume 1 (PDF). London: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-85112-845-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ^ "Hull: A northern coastal town". Historic England. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Visit Hull, East Yorkshire - Tourist Information". www.yorkshire.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Film studios approved on banks of Humber". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "'The perfect location': Film studio plans approved". www.thehullstory.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Blitz film trailer gives glimpse of city locations". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "13 films and TV shows you didn't know were filmed in Hull and East Yorkshire". www.hulldailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Three more films set to shoot in Hull as each brings big money into the city". www.hulldailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Turner Prize a 'honeypot' for Hull". BBC News. BBC. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "About the University of Hull". University of Hull. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "The 15 best places to visit in the UK in 2024". www.timeout.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Time Out names Hull the second best place to visit in 2024 due to growth of Freedom Quarter". www.hulldailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Rough Guides includes Hull in list of 10 cities in the world to visit in 2016". www.ibtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Hull City of Culture 2017". www.historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Hull is named one of UK's most 'up and coming' places to move to by The Sunday Times thanks to docklands regeneration". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2024.