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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holderness canonical | 8 |
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
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Hull
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingston upon Hull
|
| partOf |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
ⓘ
surface form:
East Riding of Yorkshire unitary authority area
Humberhead Levels ⓘ
surface form:
Humberhead Levels (broad lowland area)
|
| primaryEconomicActivity | agriculture ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cereal cultivation
ⓘ
livestock grazing ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.