Cemeteries · Yorkshire & the Humber
Hedon Town Cemetery
Hedon Town Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hull Paragon Interchange · 9.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Hedon Town Cemetery is a cemetery in Yorkshire of architectural and local-history note. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, and is a Ramsar wetland of international importance. It sits within the Beverley and Holderness parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Hull Paragon Interchange, about 9.4 km away. Postcode area HU12.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Humber Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Hedon Town Hall is a municipal building in St Augustine's Gate, Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Hedon Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
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Background
History
The council's fine silver collection was established when a member of parliament, John Alured, presented the council with a silver tankard in appreciation of the help he had received from the council in supporting his election to parliament in 1640. The collection was supplemented by further gifts from members of parliament: a wine bowl from Colonel Matthew Alured in 1659, a large silver flagon from Sir Charles Duncombe in 1685 and a silver tankard from Matthew Appleyard in 1689. and it was in this context that, in the early 1690s, Guy decided to commission a town hall and present it to the town. The building was designed in the neoclassical style, built in red brick and was completed in…
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- Coordinates
- 53.7420, -0.2052
- District
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Parish
- Hedon
- Postcode
- HU12 8BL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Beverley and Holderness
- Established
- 1693
- Nearest railway station
- Hull Paragon Interchange — 9.4 km
- Official site
- hedonmuseumsite.wordpress.com
Sources
- osm: w31417232 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Hedon Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hedon Town Cemetery?
- Hedon Town Cemetery is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HU12 8BL), in the parish of Hedon.
- When was Hedon Town Cemetery built?
- Built or established in 1693.
- Is Hedon Town Cemetery a protected site?
- Yes — Hedon Town Cemetery is part of the Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Humber Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Hedon Town Cemetery?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HU12 8BL. It sits within the Beverley and Holderness parliamentary constituency.