Kilnsea

Kilnsea

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.620856
longitude= 0.129497
official_name= Kilnsea
population=
civil_parish= Easington
unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_england= East Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminster= Beverley and Holderness
post_town= HULL
postcode_district = HU12
postcode_area= HU
dial_code= 01964
os_grid_reference= TA409159

Kilnsea is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately Convert|2|mi|km|lk=on south of the village of Easington, on the north bank of the Humber estury.

It forms part of the civil parish of Easington.

East of Kilnsea is the Grade II listed World War I concrete acoustic mirror used as an early warning device.

External links

*IoE|166640 - Acoustic mirror


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