MAPS : Holderness & the parish of Paull

Map of Holderness The Villages of Holderness

Holderness is the low-lying region bounded by the hills of the Yorkshire Wolds on the west and has the North Sea to the east and the Humber estuary to the south.

The River Hull runs north-south
through the plain of Holderness, draining the land with many natural and artificial watercourses. The only large lake is Hornsea Mere, which is probably glacial in origin. It is a bird sanctuary and is much
used for leisure activities.

The city of Kingston-upon-Hull (usually abbreviated to Hull) is by far the biggest settlement (pop. 250,000+) with Bridlington, Beverley, Driffield, Hornsea, Withernsea and Hedon being the other smaller towns of the region.

The land is very fertile, consisting of boulder clay left behind by the last Ice-Age and alluvium along the River Hull flood plain and on the reclaimed land along the Humber. The main crops grown are wheat, barley and oilseed rape, and the region is also a major producer of salad vegetables (lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes.) The main farm produce, however, is pork : there are actually more pigs than people in Holderness.




Map of Paull ParishThe Parish of Paull

The parish and village of Paull lie at the southern edge of Holderness, on the Humber bank, with the village in the north-western corner of the parish.

Paull Parish is extensive but thinly populated. The parish boundaries stretch from Hedon Haven in the north to Stony Creek in the south and from the Hedon bypass (A1033) to the Humber Bank.

Besides the main village of Paull itself, there are small centres of population at Thorney Crofts on the way to Stony Creek, in Villa Lane on the outskirts of Thorngumbald and roadside cottages, houses and bungalows at Boreas Hill, besides outlying cottages and farms. The main farms are sited at Low Paull, Little Humber and Boreas Hill.

With the exception of the A1033 Hull-Withernsea road which bypasses Hedon before passing through Thorngumbald, and forms part of the parish boundary, most roads are narrow and unclassified. The land is very flat and much has been artificially drained and reclaimed in historic times; deep roadside ditches are a feature of the parish.




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