Sunk Island
Coordinates: 53°39′09″N 0°05′04″W / 53.652384°N 0.084397°W
| Sunk Island | |
 Sunk Island
Sunk Island shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire |
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| Population | 224 (2001 census)[1] |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | TA267190 |
| Civil parish | Sunk Island |
| 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 | |
Sunk Island is a Crown Estate village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies 3.5 miles (5.6 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 2001 UK census, Sunk Island parish had a population of 224.[1]
[edit] History
Sunk Island originated as a sand bank in the Humber Estuary, by the reign of Charles I of England, it was said to form a seven acre island, one-and-a-half mile from the mainland.[3] From 1663, the land around it was gradually drained, and by the mid-18th century, the channel separating it from the shore had entirely silted up. It was parished in 1831.[3]
A fort was built at the outbreak of World War I.
Today, the settlement consists of a church, a few houses and various farms. Cottages were built 1855-7 by Samuel Sanders Teulon.
The parish church of Holy Trinity, designed by Ewan Christian in the 1870s,[4] is a Grade II listed building.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Sunk Island CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=791047&c=Sunk+Island&d=16&e=15&g=391271&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1211320669191&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ "Sunk Island, Greenwich Meridian Marker". The Greenwich Meridian. http://www.thegreenwichmeridian.org/tgm/location.php?i_latitude=53.644865. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ a b GENUKI. "SUNK ISLAND: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1892.". http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ERY/Sunkisland/Sunkisland92.html. Retrieved 3 August 2007.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; David Neave (2002) [1972]. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding: The Buildings of England (2nd ed.). Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09593-7.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 10.
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- Details from listed building database (166621) . Images of England. English Heritage. - Holy Trinity Church
- Sunk Island Crown Estate
- Sunk Island meridian marker
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