Bempton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, near the border with North Yorkshire. It is near the North Sea coast and

Flamborough Head Flamborough Head () is a promontory, long on the Yorkshire coast of England, between the Filey and Bridlington bays of the North Sea. It is a chalk headland, with sheer white cliffs. The cliff top has two standing lighthouse towers, the olde ...

, and is situated about north of Bridlington. It lies on the B1229 road between Speeton and Flamborough. It is served by

Bempton railway station Bempton railway station serves the village of Bempton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services. It is located on the single track se ...

which is on the Yorkshire Coast Line that runs between

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and Scarborough. The parish of Bempton also contains Buckton village, which is situated directly next to Bempton. According to the

2011 UK census A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National ...

, Bempton parish had a population of 1,040, a slight decrease on the

2001 UK census A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194. The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National ...

figure of 1,050.

History

Bronze Age pit dwellings have been discovered near Bempton. From the mediaeval era until the 19th century Bempton was part of Dickering Wapentake. Between 1894 and 1974 Bempton was a part of the Bridlington Rural District, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Between 1974 and 1996 it was part of the Borough of North Wolds (later Borough of East Yorkshire), in the county of Humberside.

Amenities

The parish church of St Michael is a Grade II* listed building and dates back to the 13th century. The village is well known for its cliffs. Bempton Cliffs is an

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nature reserve, best known for its breeding seabirds, including northern gannet,

Atlantic puffin The Atlantic puffin ('), also known as the common puffin, is a species of seabird in the auk family. It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean; two related species, the tufted puffin and the horned puffin is found in the northeastern ...

, razorbill, common guillemot,

black-legged kittiwake The black-legged kittiwake (''Rissa tridactyla'') is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' as ''Larus tridactylus''. The English ...

and fulmar. Bempton also used to be home to

RAF Bempton Royal Air Force Bempton or more simply RAF Bempton is a former Royal Air Force station situated at Bempton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, north of Bridlington. During the Second World War it was established as a radar station, becom ...

, an early warning station. Some of the old buildings are still visible from the cliff top. Bempton has a post office and general store, a garage, a hairdresser, antique shop and snooker club. It is home to Bempton Primary School, which was completely rebuilt in 2004 at a cost of over £1 million. It also has a public house, The White Horse, which has a distinctive blue tiled roof. In 2014, after many years of fundraising and a lottery grant of £408,000, Bempton and Buckton Community Village Hall was opened on land between the two villages. There is also a children's playground close to the village hall. Bempton, along with a number of other places in Yorkshire, was a filming location for the 2016 film ''Dad's Army'', starring Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Gallery

File:Historic 18th Century Houses in Bempton High Street.jpg, 18th-century houses, High Street File:The Mere - geograph.org.uk - 1778508.jpg, The mere File:Old Windmill at Mill Farm - geograph.org.uk - 1115279.jpg, Old windmill at Mill Farm

References

External links

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Bempton Primary School websiteBempton and Buckton Community Village Hall
{{authority control Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire

History

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