Kingston upon Hull
Built-up area in Kingston upon Hull, England
| Coordinates: | 53.768, -0.326 |
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| OS grid ref: | TA 10 31 |
| Population: | 314,018 |
| Dialling code: | 01482 (Hull) |
Kingston upon Hull is a port city in England, sitting where the River Hull meets the tidal Humber estuary at the edge of the East Riding of Yorkshire and the low-lying Holderness coast. Its riverside location shaped a long history of shipping, fishing and trade, and the urban landscape mixes wide docks and warehouses with riverside regeneration and reclaimed marshland.
The city’s maritime and industrial past - from 19th-century whaling and shipbuilding to mercantile trade - sits alongside cultural notes such as the connections to William Wilberforce and Philip Larkin. In recent decades Kingston upon Hull has pushed regeneration through cultural investment (it was UK City of Culture in 2017), attractions and museums, a growing port and logistics economy, and institutions like the University of Hull.
Postcode districts covering Kingston upon Hull
HU1, HU2, HU3, HU4, HU5, HU6, HU7, HU8, HU9, HU11, HU12, HU13
Most populated places nearby
- Grimsby 16.9 miles
- Scunthorpe 18.4 miles
- Bridlington 23 miles
- Cleethorpes 18.9 miles
- Beverley 6.4 miles
- Goole 23 miles
- Brough and Elloughton 10.1 miles
- Driffield 17 miles
- Barton-upon-Humber 7.1 miles
- Immingham 11.6 miles
- Hedon 5.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Holderness Ward 0.3 miles
- Beverley & Newland Ward 1.1 miles
- Drypool Ward 1.2 miles
- Sutton Ward 1.3 miles
- Central Ward 1.3 miles
- West Carr Ward 1.4 miles
- Southcoates Ward 1.5 miles
- Ings Ward 1.7 miles
- Avenue Ward 1.7 miles
- University Ward 1.9 miles
- North Carr Ward 2 miles
- Marfleet Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Kingston upon Hull
HU8 9BD, HU8 8LX, HU3 2PE, HU7 4ET, HU4 7PR, HU8 9DA, HU9 3HB, HU7 9EE, HU8 0QD … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 34.1 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 54.8 miles
- Hull Paragon Interchange 1.9 miles
- Cottingham Railway Station 3.4 miles
Hotels in Kingston upon Hull Ad
- Hideout Apartment Hotel
- The Kingston Theatre Hotel 3
- Holiday Inn Express Hull City Centre 3
- Doubletree by Hilton Hull United Kingdom 4
- Holiday Inn Hull Marina 4
- Park Hotel & Apartments 3
- Heart of Hull Hotel
- The White Hart Hull
- The Carmichael - Hull City Centre 4
- The Vale Hotel
Schools in Kingston upon Hull
- Acre Heads Primary School Primary
- Adelaide Primary School Primary
- Ainthorpe Primary School Primary
- Alderman Cogan's C of E Primary Academy Primary
- Appleton Primary School Primary
- Bellfield Primary School Primary
- Biggin Hill Primary School Primary
- Bricknell Primary School Primary
- Bridgeview Special School Special
- Buckingham Primary Academy Primary
- Bude Park Primary School Primary
- Chiltern Primary School Primary
- Christopher Pickering Primary School Primary
- Cleeve Primary School Primary
- Clifton Primary School Primary
- Collingwood Primary School Primary
- Craven Primary Academy Primary
- Croxby Primary School Primary
- Dorchester Primary School Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Kingston Communications Stadium Stadium 2.3 miles
- Hull Ferry Terminal Harbour 2.7 miles
- Boothferry Park Stadium 3.2 miles
- Swine Priory Historic site 3.3 miles
- Meaux Abbey Historic site 5 miles
- Beverley Racecourse Recreation 7.4 miles
- Grimston Hall Estate 10.6 miles
- Nun Cotham Priory Historic site 13 miles
- Normanby Park Estate 16.2 miles
- Grimsby Auditorium Theatre 16.3 miles
- Gokewell Priory Historic site 16.6 miles
- Blundell Park Stadium 17.8 miles