Holderness
Holderness was a local government district and borough in northern England, named after the Holderness peninsula. It was formed on 1 April 1974 along with the non-metropolitan county of Humberside in which it was situated.- Type: Peninsula
- Description: former district in England
- Also known as: “Holderness Plain” and “Spurn Penninsula”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Burton Pidsea and All Saints’ Church, Burstwick.
St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Burton Pidsea
Church
Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter and St Paul's Church is the parish church of Burton Pidsea, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. A church in the village was first recorded around 1160.
All Saints’ Church, Burstwick
Church
Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints' Church is a former Anglican church in Burstwick, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the 13th century, from which period the nave and some windows survive.
The Nancy
Pub
Photo: Martin Dawes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Nancy is a historic former pub on Church Street in Burton Pidsea, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Several buildings were constructed on Burton Pidsea's village green in the 18th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burstwick and Danthorpe.
Burstwick
Village
Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burstwick is a village and civil parish in the Holderness region of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about 8 miles east of Hull city centre. It lies on the B1362 road. Burstwick is situated 1½ miles southwest of Holderness.
Danthorpe
Hamlet
Photo: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Danthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Elstronwick and the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and in an area known as Holderness. The hamlet is approximately 4 miles north-east of the town of Hedon, 1 mile north of the village of Burton Pidsea, and 14 miles south-east from the county town of Beverley. Danthorpe is situated 1½ miles north of Holderness.
Owstwick
Hamlet
Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Owstwick is a hamlet in the civil parish of Roos, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is approximately 11 miles east of Kingston upon Hull city centre and 5 miles north-west of Withernsea. Owstwick is situated 2½ miles northeast of Holderness.
Holderness
- Categories: non-metropolitan district, borough in the United Kingdom, and landform
- 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—“Holderness” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Holderness (lawis)”
- Irish: “Holderness”
- Swedish: “Borough of Holderness”
- Swedish: “Holderness”
- “Holderness”
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Localities in the Area
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