Tunstall, East Riding of Yorkshire
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| 240px Tunstall Village : All Saint's Church, Manor Farm, and Manor Farm barn outbuilding |
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 Tunstall
Tunstall shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | TA305319 |
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| – London | 155 mi (249 km) S |
| Civil parish | Roos |
| 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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Tunstall is a village in Holderness, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, close to the North Sea coast.
Geography
Tunstall village is located in the civil parish of Roos in Holderness, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of the town of Withernsea, and less than 0.6 miles (1 km) from the North Sea coast, at a height of 10 to 15 m (33 to 49 ft) above sea level, and close to the Greenwich Meridian.[1]
The coast at Tunstall is eroding at an average rate of 1.1 to 2 m (3 ft 7 in to 6 ft 7 in) a year.[2]
To the south-east of Tunstall is a 126 acres (0.51 km2), 550 pitch caravan holiday park, Sand le Mere Holiday Village.[3][4]
History
Tunstall was recorded in the Domesday Book as "Tunestal", within the manor of Withernsea.[5] The church of All Saints was originally of Norman construction, with many later alterations in the 13th and 14th centuries, primarily of beach cobble with stone dressings; a tower was added in the 15th century.[6]
A number of buildings in the village date to the early 18th century, including the cobble-built Town Farmhouse, Manor Farmhouse and nearby barn. The brick-built Hall Farmhouse was constructed in the later 18th century,[7] An enclosure act for the land around the village was passed in 1777.[8] The Kings Arms public house dates back to at least the 1850s.[9]
In 1823 inhabitants in the village numbered 163. Occupations included eight farmers, two shopkeepers, a tailor, a corn factor, and the landlady of the Cock public house. A carrier operated between the village and Hull on Tuesdays. Tunstall was close to the coastal Sand le Mar, an area frequented by neighbouring village inhabitants collecting sand and pebbles for the repair of roads.[10]
During the anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War a number of fortifications were constructed near Tunstall, including: a minefield north of the village, a weapons pit, several coastal pillboxes,[11] and tank traps.[12]
After the end of the Second World War, one of the pillbox structures was re-used as a nuclear explosion monitoring post (Royal Observer Corps Monitoring Post) during the Cold War period.[13]
The Greenwich meridian was marked by a re-sited trig point in 1999; the marker fell into the sea in 2003 as a result of coastal erosion.[14]
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey, 1:25000, 2007
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- ↑ Tunstall in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
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- ↑ There is a barn to the rear of a bus shelter, which is 17th century or early 18th in date.
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Sources
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External links
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