Fitling is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

in the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

of East Garton, in the

East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire, often abbreviated to the East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, S ...

, England, in an area known as

Holderness Holderness is an area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the north-east coast of England. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages. Topographically, Holderness has more in common wit ...

. It is situated approximately north-west of

Withernsea Withernsea is a seaside resort town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Holderness, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its white inland lighthouse, rising around above Hull Road, now houses a museum to 1950s actress Kay Kendall, wh ...

town centre. It lies west of the

B1242 road B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads. See the article Great Britain road numbering scheme In Great Britain, there is a numbering scheme used to Categorization, classify and identify all roads. Ea ...

. Fitling was formerly a

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in the parish of

Humbleton Humbleton is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately north-east of Kingston upon Hull, Hull city centre. Overview The civil ...

, in 1866 Fitling became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form East Garton. In 1931 the parish had a population of 85. In 1823 parish inhabitants numbered 119. Occupations included ten farmers and a shoemaker.

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* Hamlets in the East Riding of Yorkshire Former civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire Holderness {{EastRiding-geo-stub