Whitton Island
Whitton Island is an island situated at the western end of the Humber Estuary in northern England. The almond-shaped island straddles the county boundary between the counties of East Riding of Yorkshire to the north and North Lincolnshire which otherwise runs over tidal water roughly along the centre line of the estuary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trent Falls and Broomfleet railway station.
Trent Falls
Rapids
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trent Falls is the confluence of the River Ouse and the River Trent which forms the Humber between Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire in England.
Broomfleet railway station
Railway station
Broomfleet railway station serves the village of Broomfleet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The station is on the Selby Line 14+1⁄2 miles west of Hull.
Julian’s Bower
Maze
Photo: Malcolm Sandilands, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Julian's Bower or Julian Bower is a name given to turf mazes in several different parts of England. Only one of this name still exists, at Alkborough in North Lincolnshire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Faxfleet and Alkborough.
Faxfleet
Hamlet
Photo: Lesley175, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Faxfleet is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Blacktoft, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles west of Brough, and 9 miles east of Howden, at the start of the Humber, on the north bank, where the River Ouse and the River Trent meet.
Alkborough
Village
Photo: Sam.roebuck, CC BY 3.0.
Alkborough is a parish of 471 people in 192 households in North Lincolnshire, England, located near the northern end of The Cliff range of hills overlooking Trent Falls, the confluence of the River Trent and the River Ouse.
West Halton
Village
Photo: Billybangleballs, CC BY 3.0.
West Halton is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2.5 miles north-west from Winterton, approximately 7 miles north from Scunthorpe, and 2 miles south from the Humber Estuary.
Whitton Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
- Categories: wetland, nature reserve, recreation area, locality, and landform
- Location: Blacktoft, East Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.71351° or 53° 42′ 49″ northLongitude
-0.66943° or 0° 40′ 10″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
9C5XP87J+C6OpenStreetMap ID
way 255075921OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetlandOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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