Holderness

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Holderness is a low-lying coastal region in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, known for its rapidly eroding North Sea coastline and agricultural landscape.

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Holderness canonical 15

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal region ⓘ
region ⓘ
adjacentTo Humber Estuary ⓘ
administrativeCentreNearby Beverley ⓘ
borders North Sea ⓘ
climate temperate maritime ⓘ
coastalErosionRate among highest in Europe ⓘ
coastalHazard loss of land to the sea ⓘ
coastalManagement sea defences at selected settlements ⓘ
containsTown Hedon ⓘ
Hornsea ⓘ
Withernsea ⓘ
containsVillage Aldbrough ⓘ
Burstwick ⓘ
Easington ⓘ
Mappleton ⓘ
Patrington ⓘ
Tunstall ⓘ
country England ⓘ
geology boulder clay ⓘ
glacial till ⓘ
hasBeach sandy beaches along parts of the coast ⓘ
hasCharacteristic coastal ⓘ
low-lying ⓘ
rural ⓘ
hasCoastlineType soft boulder clay cliffs ⓘ
hasFeature coastal cliffs ⓘ
drainage ditches and drains ⓘ
flat open farmland ⓘ
hasSeaDefenceStructure groynes at Mappleton ⓘ
seawalls in Hornsea ⓘ
seawalls in Withernsea ⓘ
hasSoilType fertile but erosion-prone soils ⓘ
historicalCounty Yorkshire ⓘ
historicalDivision East Riding of Yorkshire (historic riding) ⓘ
knownFor agricultural landscape ⓘ
rapid coastal erosion ⓘ
landUse arable farming ⓘ
pastoral farming ⓘ
locatedIn East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
Yorkshire ⓘ
nearbyCity Kingston upon Hull ⓘ
linked to: Hull
partOf East Riding of Yorkshire unitary authority area ⓘ
Humberhead Levels (broad lowland area) ⓘ
linked to: Humberhead Levels
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
usedFor cereal cultivation ⓘ
livestock grazing ⓘ

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