natural wonder
Spurn Point
A three-mile sand spit curling into the Humber estuary, cut off from the mainland by tidal washovers and reachable on foot at low tide.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Easington
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Easington
Easington is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Holmpton, 8km from Spurn Point.
Easington is in England, United Kingdom, with about 691 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Holmpton, about 5 km away.
Easington is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in the area known as Holderness. A coastal settlement, it is situated between the Humber estuary and the North Sea at the south-eastern corner of the county, and at the end of the B1445 road from Patrington. The coastal town ofRead more
Withernsea is approximately 6 miles (10 km) to the north-west.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Easington and the hamlets of Kilnsea, Out Newton and Spurn Head. Bull Sand Fort is administered as part of the parish.
According to the 2011 UK Census, Easington parish had a population of 691, a small decrease on the 2001 UK Census figure of 698.
The name Easington derives from the Old English Esaingtūn or Esiingtūn meaning 'settlement connected with Esa' or 'Esi'.
All Saints' Church, Easington is a Grade I listed building.
In 1823 the ecclesiastical parish incumbency was a perpetual curacy under the patronage of the Archbishop of York. The parish had a population of 488, with occupations that included a butcher, a corn miller, a weaver, two blacksmiths, two wheelwrights, two grocers, three shoemakers, four tailors, twelve farmers, two schoolmasters, a land surveyor, a yeoman, and the landlord of the Granby's Head public house. There were two carriers who operated between the village and Hull weekly.
Many years ago, the parish of Easington included Turmarr, Hoton, Northorpe, Dimlington, Old Kilnsea and Ravenser. These villages have been lost to the ever-encroaching sea, and some had disappeared as early as 1400.
The thatched Easington Tithe Barn is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, having been designated in 1987.
Easington is significant for being the birthplace of the Anglo-Canadian poet and literary scholar, Robin Skelton (1925–97).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Easington?
Within an hour or so of Easington: Spurn Point (8 km), Humber Bridge (38 km), Cadwell Park (40 km), Flamborough Head (53 km).
Are there any good drives near Easington?
The nearest famous roads are Rosedale Chimney Bank, Monsal Trail and Holme Moss.
Where is Easington?
Easington is in England, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Holmpton.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 691
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 53.6536, 0.1150
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Easington
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Humber Bridge
Vast single-span suspension bridge over the Humber estuary near Hull: the world's longest of its kind for 16 years after opening in 1981, with a 2.2km crossing that still feels like flying over water.
38 km · about 45 min drive
racetrack
Cadwell Park
Known as the mini-Nurburgring, this Lincolnshire circuit features dramatic hills including The Mountain where bikes and cars go airborne.
40 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Flamborough Head
A chalk headland of stacks, arches and caves on the East Yorkshire coast, with two lighthouses and huge seabird colonies nearby.
53 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
RSPB Bempton Cliffs
Chalk cliffs hosting half a million seabirds in season, including England's largest mainland gannet colony and thousands of puffins.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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8 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 38 kmHumber BridgeVast single-span suspension bridge over the Humber estuary near Hull: the world's longest of its kind for 16 years after opening in 1981, with a 2.2km crossing that still feels like flying over water.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
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April to October
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