Drypool

Drypool is an area within the city of Kingston upon Hull, in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Historically, Drypool was a village, manor, and later a parish on the east bank of the River Hull near the confluence of the Humber Estuary and River Hull; it is now part of the greater urban area of Kingston upon Hull, and gives its name to a local government ward.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Streetlife Museum of Transport and Hull and East Riding Museum.

Streetlife Museum of Transport

Museum

Photo: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Streetlife Museum of Transport is a transport museum located in Kingston upon Hull, England. The roots of the collection date back to the early 20th century, however the purpose-built museum the collection is housed in was opened in 1989 by the then Hull East MP, John Prescott.

Hull and East Riding Museum

Museum

Photo: David Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Hull and East Riding Museum of Archaeology is located in the Museums Quarter of the Old Town in Kingston upon Hull, England. It dates back to 1925 as the Museum of Commerce and Industry in a former Customs House but acquired its present name in 1989 with a major refurbishment and new entrance, with the transport section moving to a separate museum.

Wilberforce House Museum

Museum

Photo: David Hallam-Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Summergangs and Wilmington.

Summergangs

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Summergangs is a suburb of Kingston upon Hull, near the A165 road, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The area contains the model village development known as The Garden Village and East Park.

Wilmington

Neighborhood

Wilmington is an industrial area east of the River Hull in Kingston upon Hull, England.

Garden Village

Suburb

Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Garden Village is an area of model village housing built in the early 1900s, in the Summergangs area of Kingston upon Hull, England, for the workers of Reckitt & Sons.

Drypool

Type: Suburb with 12,500 residents
Description: area of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Category: locality
Location: Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.74503° or 53° 44′ 42″ north

Longitude

-0.31929° or 0° 19′ 9″ west

Population

12,500

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

9C5XPMWJ+27

OpenStreetMap ID

node 697865665

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

13271927

Wikidata ID

Q5309795

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Satellite Map

Discover Drypool from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Irish to Swedish—“Drypool” goes by many names.

Irish: “Drypool”
Japanese: “ドライプール”
Swedish: “Drypool”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Victoria Park and The Village Hall.

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