Holderness is an area of the East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire

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, on the east coast of England

England

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. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages. Topographically

Topography

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, Holderness has more in common with the Netherlands

Netherlands

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 than other parts of Yorkshire. To the north and west are the Yorkshire Wolds

Yorkshire Wolds

The Yorkshire Wolds are low hills in the counties of East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire in northeastern England. The name also applies to the district in which the hills lie....

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The Prime Meridian

Prime Meridian

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 passes through Holderness just to the east of Patrington

Patrington

Patrington is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately south east of Hedon and south west of Withernsea on the A1033 road...

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From 1974 to 1996 Holderness lay within the borough of Holderness

Holderness (borough)

Holderness was a local government district and borough in northern England, named for the Holderness peninsula.It was formed on 1 April 1974 along with the non-metropolitan county of Humberside in which it was situated...

 in Humberside

Humberside

Humberside was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in Northern England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber Estuary, created from portions of the East and West ridings of Yorkshire and parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire...

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