Hedon

Hedon
Hedon Market Street
Hedon is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Hedon
Hedon
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population7,100 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceTA190285
Civil parish
  • Hedon
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHULL
Postcode districtHU12
Dialling code01482
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°44′22″N 0°11′41″W / 53.7395°N 0.1948°W / 53.7395; -0.1948

Hedon is a town and civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Hull city centre. It lies to the north of the A1033 road at the crossroads of the B1240 and B1362 roads. It is particularly noted for the parish church of St. Augustine, known as the 'King of Holderness',[2] which is a Grade I listed building.[3]

In 1991, the town had a population of 6,066,[4] which had risen to 6,332 by the time of the 2001 UK census.[5] By the 2011 UK census, Hedon parish had a population of 7,100,[1]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hedon Parish (1170211196)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. ^ The Diocese of York. "Deanery of South Holderness". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Augustine (1346568)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  4. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (2002). Neave, David (ed.). Yorkshire : York and the East Riding (2 ed.). London: Yale University Press. p. 453. ISBN 0-300-09593-7.
  5. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Hedon Parish (1543504239)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

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