- Paull
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.719314
longitude= -0.233747
official_name= Paull
population= 765 (2001 census)
civil_parish= Paull
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= 01482
os_grid_reference= TA166262Paull is a village and
civil parish in theEast Riding of Yorkshire ,England lying on the north bank of theRiver Humber , in an area known asHolderness . The village is situated approximately Convert|6|mi|km|lk=on east of Hull city centre.According to the 2001 UK census, Paull parish had a population of 765.cite web
url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=791016&c=Paull&d=16&e=15&g=391345&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1211220268093&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Paull CP (Parish)
accessdate = 2008-05-19
work = Neighbourhood Statistics
publisher =Office for National Statistics ]The parish church of St Andrew is a
Grade I listed building lies half a mile south east of the village.The old lighthouse was built in 1836 by
Trinity House and is now a private residence which has been listed as Grade II.Paull features in the book 'The Painter' by Will Davenport.
Attractions
Nearby is
Fort Paull , also known as Paull Battery. Fort Paull was originally built by Henry VIII to protect the Humber, and is now a museum and visitor attraction.Paull also has a small Medium Wave transmitter site from which the signals for
BBC Radio Humberside ,Virgin Radio andTalkSPORT are transmitted.References
External links
* [http://www.geocities.com/paull_parish_council/ Paull Parish Council]
* [http://www.paullvillage.co.uk Paull village history]
* [http://www.fortpaull.com/ Fort Paull]
*IoE|166656 - St Andrew's Church
*IoE|166659 - Old lighthouse and keepers houses
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