Sculcoates is a suburb of
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a historic maritime city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Est ...
, north of the city centre, 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.
History
Because of increased mobility of an increasing population, the parishes of
Drypool
Drypool (''archaic'' DripoleAlso Dritpole, Dritpol, Dripold, Dripol, Dridpol) is an area within the city of Kingston upon Hull, in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Historically Drypool was a village, manor and la ...
,
Garrison Side,
Hessle Within,
Marfleet,
Newington,
Southcoates and
Sutton Within were abolished on 25 March 1898 and added to the parish of Sculcoates. In 1951 the parish had a population of 255,961. On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished and became part of Kingston upon Hull
unparished area
In England, an unparished area is an area that is not covered by a civil parish (the lowest level of local government, not to be confused with an ecclesiastical parish). Most urbanised districts of England are either entirely or partly unparis ...
.
For many centuries, much of what was called Hull came within the parish of
St Mary's Church.
Sculcoates railway station closed on 9 June 1912.
Amenities
Sculcoates has a library, a post office, a high school, two primary schools and a swimming bath called Beverley Road Baths. The baths was opened in 1905, and underwent a £3.75 million refurbishment from June 2020 until reopening in August 2021. The baths are a Grade II
Listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...
.
Notable people
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Cameron Earl British automotive engineer
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Dorothy Mackaill – actress (1903–1990)
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Joseph Walter West (1860–1933), artist, lithographer and designer of bookplates
References
Further reading
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External links
Wards and districts of Kingston upon Hull
Former civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire
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