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
A garrison is any body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it. The term now often applies to certain facilities that constitute a military base or fortified military headquarters.
A garrison is usually in a city ...
,
Hessle Within
Hessle () is a town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, west of Kingston upon Hull. Geographically it is part of a larger urban area consisting of the city of Kingston upon Hull, the town of Hessle and a number of other ...
,
Marfleet
Marfleet is an area of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in the east of the city, near King George Dock.
Marfleet was until the late 20th century a small village outside the urban area of Hull – developments includi ...
,
Newington,
Southcoates
Southcoates is an urban area in the eastern part of Kingston upon Hull, in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
A named habitation at Southcoates dates to at least the 11th century,Archaic: Sotecote (11th ce ...
and
Sutton Within
Sutton (''south settlement'' or ''south town'' in Old English) may refer to:
Places
United Kingdom
England
In alphabetical order by county:
* Sutton, Bedfordshire
* Sutton, Berkshire, a location
* Sutton-in-the-Isle, Ely, Cambridgeshire
* Sut ...
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
Sculcoates railway station was a railway station on the North Eastern Railway's Victoria Dock Branch Line in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was first opened by the York and North Midland Railway
The York and North Midland Rai ...
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
Cameron Charles Earl (8 May 1923 – 18 June 1952) was a British automotive engineer.
Early life
Earl was born in Yorkshire in 1923.
German research
Earl was sent to Germany after the Second World War by the British Intelligence Objectives Sub- ...
British automotive engineer
*
Dorothy Mackaill
Dorothy Mackaill (March 4, 1903 – August 12, 1990) was a British-American actress, most active during the silent-film era and into the pre-Code era of the early 1930s.
Early life
Mackaill was born at 20 Newstead Street in the Dukeries, Kin ...
– actress (1903–1990)
*
Joseph Walter West
Joseph Walter West (born Sculcoates, Yorkshire 3 May 1860; died Northwood, London, 27 June 1933), also known as J. Walter West or Walter West, was an artist, lithographer and designer of bookplates.
West was the son of Alfred West, a seed crusher ...
(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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