Kilnsea
Hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
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Kilnsea is a village in the civil parish of Easington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) south of the village of Easington, on the north bank of the Humber Estuary.
| Kilnsea | |
|---|---|
St Helen's Church, Kilnsea | |
  Kilnsea Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | TA409159 |
| • London | 145 mi (233 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HULL |
| Postcode district | HU12 |
| Dialling code | 01964 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
In 1931 the parish had a population of 185.[1] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Easington.[2]
The name Kilnsea derives from the Old English cylnsǣ meaning 'kiln lake'.[3]
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East of Kilnsea is the Grade II listed First World War concrete acoustic mirror used as an early warning device.[4]
Kilnsea has one public house, the Crown and Anchor.
In 1823 Kilnsea was a civil parish in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Helen, was close to the cliff and in a "state of dilapidation" and "dangerous condition". Repairs were considered useless with the expectation that the sea, which had already swept away the graveyard, would take the church "in a short time". Population in 1823 was 196.[5]
The old St Helen's Church was lost to the sea in 1826, and was replaced by a new church in 1865, at a cost of £420, that incorporated some salvaged remains of the old building.[6] The church was listed as a Grade II building on 14 December 2018.[7]
