Hull (England)
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| City and Unitary authority | ||
The Deep at night
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| Nickname(s): Hull | ||
 Hull shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire |
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 Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull
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| Coordinates: 53°44.66′N 0°19.95′W / 53.74433°N 0.33250°WCoordinates: 53°44.66′N 0°19.95′W / 53.74433°N 0.33250°W | ||
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Constituent country | England | |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| Ceremonial county | East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Founded | 12th century | |
| City Status | 1897 | |
| Administrative HQ | Guildhall | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Unitary authority, City | |
| • Governing body | Hull City Council | |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet | |
| • Executive: | Labour | |
| • MPs: |
Emma Hardy (Lab) Diana Johnson (Lab) Karl Turner (Lab) |
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| Area | ||
| • City | 27.59 sq mi (71.45 km2) | |
| Population (mid-2016 est.) | ||
| • City | 260,200 (Ranked 58th) | |
| • Density | 9,030/sq mi (3,486/km2) | |
| • Urban | 573,300 (LUZ) | |
| • Ethnicity (2011 Census) |
89.7% White British 0.3% White Irish 4.1% Other White 1.1% S. Asian 1.2% Black 1.3% Mixed Race 2.3% Chinese and other (0.8% Chinese) |
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| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | |
| Postcode Area | HU | |
| Area code(s) | (01482) | |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-KHL | |
| ONS code | 00FA (ONS) E06000010 (GSS) |
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| NUTS 3 | UKE11 | |
| Website | www.hull.gov.uk | |
Kingston upon Hull (/ˌkɪŋstən əpɒn ˈhʌl/ KING-stən ə-pon HUL, locally /-ˈhʊl/ -HUUL), usually abbreviated to Hull, is a city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber estuary, 25 miles (40 km) inland from the North Sea, with a population of 260,200 (mid-2016 est.).
The town of Hull was founded late in the 12th century. The monks of Meaux Abbey needed a port where the wool from their estates could be exported. They chose a place at the confluence of the rivers Hull and Humber to build a quay.
The exact year the town was founded is not known but it was first mentioned in 1193. Renamed Kings-town upon Hull by King Edward I in 1299, Hull has been a market town, military supply port, trading hub, fishing and whaling centre and industrial metropolis.
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