Sunk Island

Sunk Island
Sunk Island is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Sunk Island
Sunk Island
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population228 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceTA267190
Civil parish
  • Sunk Island
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHULL
Postcode districtHU12
Dialling code01964
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°39′09″N 0°05′04″W / 53.6524°N 0.0844°W / 53.6524; -0.0844

Sunk Island is a Crown Estate village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies 3+12 miles (6 km) south of Ottringham and 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north of the Humber Estuary. The Greenwich Meridian passes through the east of the parish.[2]

According to the 2011 UK census, Sunk Island parish had a population of 228,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 224.[3]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sunk Island Parish (1170211269)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Sunk Island, Greenwich Meridian Marker". The Greenwich Meridian. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  3. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Sunk Island Parish (1543504310)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 February 2019.