Sunk Island
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 Sunk Island
Sunk Island shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire |
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| Population | 228 (2011 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | TA267190 |
| Civil parish | Sunk Island |
| Unitary authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Ceremonial county | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HULL |
| Postcode district | HU12 |
| Dialling code | 01964 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Beverley and Holderness |
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Sunk Island is a Crown Estate village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). south of Ottringham and 1 mi (1.6 km) to the north of the Humber Estuary. The Greenwich Meridian passes through the east of the parish.[2]
According to the 2011 UK census, Sunk Island parish had a population of 228,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 224.[3]
History
Sunk Island originated as a sand bank in the Humber Estuary; at first it was open sea, then accumulated until visible only at low tides, then at all tides. Colonel Gilby raised the outer banks, making it useful for pasturage, under lease/gift from the crown.[4]
By the reign of Charles I of England, it was said to form a 7-acre (3-hectare) island, Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). from the mainland.[5] From 1663, the land around it was gradually drained, and by the mid-18th century, the channel separating it from the shore had entirely silted up. It was parished in 1831.[5]
A fort was built at the outbreak of the First World War.
Today, the settlement consists of a church, a few houses and various farms. Cottages were built 1855–7 by Samuel Sanders Teulon.
The parish church of the Holy Trinity, designed by Ewan Christian in the 1870s,[6] is a Grade II listed building.[7]
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