Keyingham
Encyclopedia
Keyingham is a village
and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
. The village is located approximately 10 miles (16.1 km) east of Kingston upon Hull
city centre and lies on the A1033 road.
According to the 2001 UK census
, Keyingham parish had a population of 2,302.
Keyingham was served from 1854 to 1964 by Keyingham railway station
on the Hull and Holderness Railway
.
A horticultural
nursery
which covers an area almost equal to that of the village is located to the east. The biggest of the nurseries is owned and run by the de Lang family. Also located to the west are sand and gravel pit
s. It also features a field just outside the village consisting of the bull like creatures known as Highland Steers.
The parish church of St Nicholas is a Grade I listed building. Its spire was removed in the late 1960s, as it was considered to be unsafe.
There are quite a few small businesses in Keyingham such as a Co-op store, a Chinese restaurant, two public houses and a takeaway.
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The village is located approximately 10 miles (16.1 km) east of Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , 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 inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
city centre and lies on the A1033 road.
According to the 2001 UK census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
, Keyingham parish had a population of 2,302.
Keyingham was served from 1854 to 1964 by Keyingham railway station
Keyingham railway station
Keyingham railway station is a disused railway station on the North Eastern Railway's Hull and Holderness Railway to the north of Keyingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was opened by the York and North Midland Railway in 27 June 1854. The station was closed to passengers on 19 October 1964....
on the Hull and Holderness Railway
Hull and Holderness Railway
The Hull and Holderness Railway was a branch line in the East Riding of Yorkshire, which connected the city of Kingston upon Hull with the North Sea coast at Withernsea.-Background:...
.
Features
Horticulture
Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic...
nursery
Nursery (horticulture)
A nursery is a place where plants are propagated and grown to usable size. They include retail nurseries which sell to the general public, wholesale nurseries which sell only to businesses such as other nurseries and to commercial gardeners, and private nurseries which supply the needs of...
which covers an area almost equal to that of the village is located to the east. The biggest of the nurseries is owned and run by the de Lang family. Also located to the west are sand and gravel pit
Gravel pit
Gravel pit is the term for an open cast working for extraction of gravel. Gravel pits often lie in river valleys where the water table is high, so they may fill naturally with water to form ponds or lakes. Old, abandoned gravel pits are normally used either as nature reserves, or as amenity areas...
s. It also features a field just outside the village consisting of the bull like creatures known as Highland Steers.
The parish church of St Nicholas is a Grade I listed building. Its spire was removed in the late 1960s, as it was considered to be unsafe.
There are quite a few small businesses in Keyingham such as a Co-op store, a Chinese restaurant, two public houses and a takeaway.
Schools
The village currently has one primary school, Keyingham Primary School. It was opened to pupils at the beginning of the 2007 school year, replacing an earlier one on the same site. The new one combines the former junior and infant schools. The schools serve children from Keyingham as well as the neighbouring village of OttringhamOttringham
Ottringham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately to the east of Hull city centre and south west of Withernsea...
.