Хорнси
Also known as Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire
Hornsea is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The settlement dates to at least the early medieval period. The town was expanded in the Victorian era with the coming of the Hull and Hornsea Railway in 1864. In the First World War, the mere was briefly the site of RNAS Hornsea Mere, a seaplane base. During the Second World War, the town and beach were heavily fortified against invasion.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Hornsea
- UK place.population
- 8,432
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.area_total_sq_mi
- 4.61
- UK place.type
- Town and civil parish
- UK place.civil_parish
- Hornsea
- UK place.unitary_england
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Bridlington and The Wolds
- UK place.post_town
- HORNSEA
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