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Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull
Administration
Full nameCity of Kingston upon Hull
Settlement typeCity and Unitary Authority area
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Ceremonial countyEast Riding of Yorkshire
Admin HQKingston upon Hull
Founded12th century
City Status1897
Government
TypeUnitary authority, City
Governing bodyHull City Council
Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
Executive:Liberal Democrat
MPs:Alan Johnson (L)
Diana Johnson (L)
Karl Turner (L)
Geography
Total Area27.6 sq mi (71.45 km2)
Demography
Total Population  (Ranked  ) ( )
Density (pop.)3486/km2 (9028.7/sq mi)
Urban (pop.)573,300 (LUZ)
Ethnicity
(2005 Estimate)
94.9% White
1.8% S. Asian
1.0% Black
1.0% Mixed Race
1.3% Chinese and other
Other information
Time zoneGreenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
Postcode AreaHU
Area code(01482)
ISO 3166-2GB-KHL
ONS code00FA
NUTS 3UKE11

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Kingston upon Hull (c-enen-uk-KingstonUponHull, usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles (40 km) inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of ( ). The Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) population stands at 573,300.Renamed Kings town upon Hull by King Edward I in 1299, the town and city of Hull has served as market town, military supply port, trading hub, fishing and whaling centre, and industrial metropolis.

Hull was an early theatre of battle in the English Civil Wars. Its 18th-century Member of Parliament, William Wilberforce, played a key role in the abolition of the slave trade in Britain.

The city is unique in the UK in having had a municipally-owned telephone system from 1902, sporting cream, not red, telephone boxes.

After suffering heavy damage during the Second World War, Hull weathered a period of post-industrial decline, during which the city gained unfavourable results on measures of social deprivation, education and policing. In recent years the city has embarked on an extensive programme of economic regeneration, reconstruction and urban renewal. The economic crisis since 2008 has caused some setbacks to these developments.

Hull has been the base for several notable poets, including former University of Hull Librarian Philip Larkin, many of whose poems were set in the city. Established tourist attractions include the historic Old Town and Museum Quarter, the Marina and The Deep, a city landmark. The redevelopment of one of Hull's main thoroughfares, Ferensway, included the opening of St. Stephen's Hull and the new Hull Truck Theatre. Spectator sporting activities include professional football and two rugby league clubs. The KC Stadium houses the football club and one rugby club.

The local accent differs markedly in its vowels from that of the rest of Yorkshire, and the rhythm of speech bears a similarity to that of Lincolnshire, to which it was briefly linked in the defunct county of Humberside.

Kingston upon Hull Video

The Fire Brigade bravely rescue a drowning dog from a frozen pond in Pearson Park Kingston Upon Hull. A long time ago, probably at least 10 years.
1.22 min. | 4.90 user rating
A POSITIVE REPRESENTATION OF THE HISTORIC CITY OF HULL IN NORTH EAST ENGLAND
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Old Docks aerial video Kingston Upon Hull City Draganfly
1.50 min. | 4.57 user rating
KC Stadium aerial video Kingston Upon Hull City Draganfly
1.35 min. | 4.22 user rating
A bike ride Beverley Road Kingston Upon Hull Pearson Park
2.52 min. | 5.0 user rating
Humber Bridge aerial video Kingston Upon Hull City Draganfly
1.62 min. | 3.83 user rating
ENGLAND, Kingston upon Hull - the Queen Victoria Square
2.87 min. | 5.0 user rating
Film Soundtrack is by the innovative club musician Moby: Richard Melville Hall Music Title: Not Sensitive His nickname Moby was given to him by his parents because of an ancestral connection to the Moby Dick author Herman Melville being his great-great granduncle. Its ironic that we have been given permission to use one of Mobys music tracks over clips and archive footage of St. Andrews Dock Hull England were in 1955 Warner Bros. Studios chose the dock to be the home for fitting out of the Hispaniola the ship which had been used in the film Treasure Island. When it left fully refurbished it had been turned into a whaling ship with many new fittings and renamed the Pequod and went on to carry Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab in the 1956 film Moby Dick. The fit out was a fine testimony to all the trades associated St. Andrews Dock Hull. Moby was one of the most controversial figures in techno music, alternately praised for bringing a face to the notoriously anonymous electronic genre, as well as being scorned by hordes of techno artists and fans for diluting and trivializing the form. In either case, Moby was one of the most important dance music figures of the early '90s, helping bring the music to a mainstream audience both in England and in America. Moby fused rapid disco beats with heavy distorted guitars, punk rhythms, and detailed productions that drew equally from pop, dance, and movie soundtracks like an updated version of the James Bond Theme used for the Bond film <b>...</b>
3.35 min. | 0 user rating
An advert montage for the 2010 Hull FC v Hull KR derby made by Joe Colrein & Sean Anholm - JS Productions also featured on www.hullfc.com witht the videos story. rugby, rugby league, super league, hull fc, hull kr, rovers, big hit, nrl, danny tickle, kc stadium, tackle, rugby tackle, craven park, rugby match, big tackle, montage, advert, video, sean long, rugby match, kick, posts, hull, kingston upon hull, rugby ball, robin, robins, rugby sticks, sport.
0.73 min. | 5.0 user rating
Something different to my usual videos. Here we take a trip across the Humber Bridge. It's now the 5th largest single span suspension bridge in the world.The other 4 are i believe are in China & Japan. The bridge spans the river Humber& replaced the ferry that use to cross the river Humber from Hull (Kingston upon Hull) to Hew Holland. So in the video we are crossing the bridge northbound from the county of North Linconshire to the county of East Yorkshire. When the camera pans round to the right, you are looking in the direction (east) towards the city of Kingston Upon Hull. Once nearly across the bridge we pan left to see the A63 which joins the M62 motorway. This road connects the city's of Hull on the east side of the UK with the City of Liverpool on the west side of the UK. we end the video clip with the bridge toll area & the bridge control buildings. For more info on this bridge see: www.humberbridge.co.uk For some night photo's of this bridge: photosbyiain.fotopic.net
3.27 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott - Legends of Poker Series - SBR Forum Tweet this news
SBR Forum--Growing up in -Kingston---upon---Hull-, Devilfish got involved in safe-breaking gangs and armed robberies, which saw him spend plenty of months inside prison and it required a criminal partner to be arrested just before they embarked on a big h - Date : Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:40:25 GMT+00:00
No let up for Old Malton hockey club - Gazette & Herald Tweet this news
Gazette & Herald--This time it was -Kingston upon Hull- on the receiving end of a 6-0 defeat as the Ryedale side's potent attack, which has terrorised Yorkshire League division three defences this season, clicked into gear. The opening exchanges - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:47:17 GMT+00:00
The English Indices of Deprivation 2010 - Docuticker Tweet this news
Docuticker--Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Manchester, Knowsley, the City of -Kingston---upon Hull-, Hackney and Tower Hamlets are the local authorities with the highest proportion of LSOAs amongst the most deprived in England. 98 per cent of the most deprived - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:37:56 GMT+00:00
The coalition's confusion over planning - New Statesman (blog) Tweet this news
New Statesman (blog)--One of the many timeless phrases that the current Baron Prescott of -Kingston---Upon---Hull- gave to the nation - and to his opponents in the Tory press - was his 1999 musing on preventing inappropriate housing development. " - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:07:28 GMT+00:00
Two men charged with murder of Scunthorpe man sent to Crown Court - This is Scunthorpe Tweet this news
This is Scunthorpe--​TWO men charged with the murder of a Scunthorpe man have had their case sent to -Hull- Crown Court. Liam Christopher Campbell, 25, of -Kingston- View, Barton--Upon--Humber, and Joe Ernest Harrison, 26, of Bennett Road, Scunthorpe ap - Date : Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:56:59 GMT+00:00
MP hits out at child centre threat - Buckingham Today Tweet this news
Buckingham Today--Thirteen children's centres in Hull are to be "effectively mothballed", a Labour MP has said as she compared cuts by the city's local authority to a scene from political comedy Yes Minister. Diana Johnson, for - Date : Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:10:59 GMT+00:00
MP hits out at 'mothballed' children's centres in Hull - 24dash (press release) Tweet this news
24dash (press release)--Thirteen children's centres in Hull are to be "effectively mothballed", a Labour MP said today as she compared cuts by the city's local authority to a scene from political comedy Yes Minister. Diana John - Date : Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:15:28 GMT+00:00
Royal wedding: Paul Heaton 'proud' of 'anti-royal' Hull - Hull Daily Mail Tweet this news
Hull Daily Mail--Mr Heaton writes: "There is a reason no local calls the city by the name Edward I had given it in 1299 - "King's town upon Hull" (which became -Kingston upon Hull-): it's a term many Hullensians consid - Date : Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:27:19 GMT+00:00
Acomb Hockey Club men's II take spoils from York side - The Press, York Tweet this news
The Press, York--In division three, Acomb men's I lost 3-0 at -Kingston---upon---Hull- III on Saturday before following up with a 2-1 home win over Sheffield University Bankers V on Sunday. Matt Dickenson and Pete Hilton scored late on to win for the - Date : Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:32:28 GMT+00:00
Fishing quays - The Guardian Tweet this news
The Guardian--Eel on the River Hull boardwalk, part of the fish trail -Kingston upon Hull-. Photograph: Les Gibbon/Alamy Take a stroll around Hull's Humberside docklands following the Fish Trail - a series of 41 sculptures by artist Gordon Young, eac - Date : Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:41:02 GMT+00:00

Seismic activity :
Year 1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941  1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 
Population 21,280 28,040 33,393 40,902 57,342 57,484 93,955 130,426 166,896 199,134 236,772 281,525 295,017 309,158 302,074 295,172 289,716 284,365 266,751 266,180 243,595
Source: Vision of Britain Through Time

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