Kilnsea

Kilnsea
St Helen's Church, Kilnsea
Kilnsea is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Kilnsea
Kilnsea
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceTA409159
• London145 mi (233 km) S
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHULL
Postcode districtHU12
Dialling code01964
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53°37′15″N 0°07′46″E / 53.620856°N 0.129497°E / 53.620856; 0.129497

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.

In 1931 the parish had a population of 185. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Easington.

The name Kilnsea derives from the Old English cylnsǣ meaning 'kiln lake'.

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.

15-foot high (4.6 m) First World War concrete acoustic mirror near Kilnsea.

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. The new church incorporated some salvaged remains of the old building. The church was listed as a Grade II building on 14 December 2018.

Kilnsea has one public house, the Crown and Anchor. To the east of Kilnsea is a Grade II listed First World War concrete acoustic mirror used as an early warning device.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Population statistics Kilnsea CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Relationships and changes Kilnsea CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Baines, Edward (1823). History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York. p. 360.
  5. ↑ "Consecration of Kilnsea Church". York Herald. 29 April 1865. p. 9. Retrieved 25 June 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ Historic England (14 December 2018). "Church of St Helen, Kilnsea, Easington (1455135)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Acoustic mirror at TA 4106 1663 (1263347)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 April 2013.