Kingston upon Hull, ENG - Postcode - HU2 8JS

Kingston upon Hull, England

Commonly referred to simply as "Hull," Kingston upon Hull is a city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Located 25 miles (40 km) inland from the North Sea and 50 miles (80 km) south-east of York, the historic county town, it sits on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber Estuary. It is the fourth-largest city in the Yorkshire and the Humber region, with an estimated population of 259,778.

Late in the 12th century, the monks of Meaux Abbey established the village of Wyke on Hull as a port from which to ship their wool. Hull, originally called Kings-town upon Hull and renamed in 1299, has served as a marketplace, military supply port, commerce hub, center for fishing and whaling, and major industrial hub. During the English Civil Wars, Hull served as a frontline city. In the 18th century, their representative in Parliament, William Wilberforce, played a crucial role in the movement to end the slave trade in Britain. The blitz destroyed or severely damaged more than 95% of the city, leading to a period of post-industrial collapse (social deprivation, education and policing). After World War II, the city's damaged neighborhoods were reconstructed. The city saw a retail, commercial, residential, and public service construction boom at the turn of the 21st century before the economic downturn of the late 2000s.

The minster, the tidal surge barrier, the Paragon Interchange, and The Deep aquarium are among well-known features of the cityscape. The marina and the historic district, which houses the city's museums, are located in the heart of the city. First opening its doors in 1927, by 2022, Hull University had enrolled nearly 16,000. Hull F.C. and Hull Kingston Rovers are two local rugby league football clubs. Hull City is the city's professional football team (EFL Championship). In rugby union, Hull RUFC and Hull Ionians are both members of the National League 2 North.

Geography 

Hull, sometimes known as Kingston upon, is located on the northern side of the Humber Estuary.

The downtown area is located west of the Hull River, not far from the Humber. Chalk rocks lie beneath the city, but they have no effect on the city's morphology. The city is built on alluvial and glacial deposits. Within the city limits, elevations range from a low 2 meters (6.5 feet) to a high 4 meters (13 feet) above sea level. The relatively level terrain means there are fewer obstacles to construction, and many of the site's open spaces are under pressure from developers. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the parishes of Drypool, Marfleet, Sculcoates, and the majority of Sutton parish were incorporated into the borough of Hull. Much of their land has been developed, and they have been dependent on the city for their livelihood for quite some time. Only Sutton's village center survived into the late 20th century, although by then its southern and eastern borders had been overrun by sprawling suburbia. Before Drypool and Sculcoates in 1837, Marfleet in 1882, and Sutton in 1929, all four settlements were separate communities with a rural feel. Cottingham, the largest of the surrounding villages, is outside the city's current, strictly drawn boundaries. East Riding of Yorkshire, a rural region, surrounds the city.

Parts of Hull were built on low- or no-lying reclaimed soil. When extreme high tides are predicted, the Hull Tidal Surge Barrier is dropped at the mouth of the River Hull into the Humber Estuary. Around 10,000 people's dwellings are protected from flooding thanks to its 8-12 annual uses. Because of its low elevation, Hull is increasingly vulnerable to flooding as a result of climate change. Many portions of Hull were inundated during the June 2007 United Kingdom floods, affecting 8,600 homes and 1,300 businesses. Hull has a history of being impacted by tidal and storm flooding from the Humber, the last severe floods were in the 1950s, in 1953, 1954, and the winter of 1959.

After more flooding in 2013, a new flood defence project was built to protect houses and businesses over a stretch of 4 miles (6.4 km) from St. Andrew's Quay Retail Park to Victoria Dock, with connections to existing flood barriers in Paull and Hessle. Its construction began in 2016, and it was finished early in 2021. On March 3, 2022, Rebecca Pow formally inaugurated the scheme. 

On the morning of February 27 at 00:56 GMT, a 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck a region around 10 seconds' drive from the city of Hull. Large earthquakes like this one are not typical in this region. The morning of June 10, 2018, saw yet another significant earthquake.