Hornsea Mere
Hornsea Mere is the largest freshwater lake in Yorkshire, England, and lies to the west of Hornsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The mere was used as a base for the Royal Naval Air Service and then latterly, the Royal Air Force during the First World War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Hornsea Town Hall and Church of Saint Nicholas.
Hornsea Town Hall
Town hall
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Hornsea Town Hall is a municipal building in Newbegin in Hornsea, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England. The building began life as a Wesleyan school, then became a church hall and finally became a town hall.
Hornsea Cottage Hospital
Hospital
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Hornsea Cottage Hospital is a health facility in Eastgate, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hornsea and Wassand.
Hornsea
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Hornsea is a small seaside town in East Yorkshire. It grew slowly in the 20th century as a resort, and commuter town for Hull, then the railway closed in 1964. And Hornsea has remained largely frozen in time since then.
Wassand
Hamlet
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Wassand is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles west of Hornsea and to the south of the A1035 road. It forms part of the civil parish of Seaton.
Goxhill
Hamlet
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Goxhill is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Hatfield, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 2 miles south-west of Hornsea town centre. Goxhill is situated 1½ miles south of Hornsea Mere.
Hornsea Mere
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in the United Kingdom
- Category: body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hornsea Mere” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hornsea Mere”
- French: “Hornsea Mere”
- Latin: “Mara de Horneseia”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hornsea Mere”
- Swedish: “Hornsea Mere”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rolston and Seaton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Swan Island and Hornsea Hermitage.
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