Broomfleet

Broomfleet

Broomfleet

Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Broomfleet is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the Humber Estuary approximately 4 miles (6 km) west of Brough. According to the 2011 UK Census, Broomfleet parish had a population of 302,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 293.[2]

Broomfleet Railway station

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The village is served by Broomfleet railway station on the Selby Line.

The local parish church is dedicated to St Mary and is designated Grade II listed.[3]

Whitton Island in the Humber Estuary falls partly within the parish. The island was formed from a mud and sandbank at the turn of the 21st century.[4][5] Broomfleet Island is an area of low-lying land adjacent to the Humber Estuary, which was historically detached from the mainland by the tidal channel of Broomfleet Hope.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Broomfleet Parish (1170211151)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. [2]
    UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Broomfleet Parish (1543504198)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. [3]
    Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1346687)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. [4]
    "BBC Inside Out discovers an island paradise in the Humber" (Press release). BBC. 10 October 2002. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  5. [5]
    Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer mapping. Retrieved 31 October 2014
  6. [6]
    "Sheet 80 Kingston upon Hull (hills) Publication date 1895". Map images. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 4.
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