All Saints' Church, Easington

Easington is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in the area known as Holderness. A coastal settlement, it is situated between the Humber estuary and the North Sea at the south-eastern corner of the county, and at the end of the B1445 road from Patrington. The coastal town of Withernsea is approximately 6 miles (10 km) to the north-west. The civil parish is formed by the village of Easington and the hamlets of Kilnsea, Out Newton and Spurn Head. Bull Sand Fort is administered as part of the parish. According to the 2011 UK Census, Easington parish had a population of 691, a small decrease on the 2001 UK Census figure of 698. The parish church of All Saints' is a Grade I listed building. In 1823 the ecclesiastical parish incumbency was a perpetual curacy under the patronage of the Archbishop of York. The parish had a population of 488, with occupations that included a butcher, a corn miller, a weaver, two blacksmiths, two wheelwrights, two grocers, three shoemakers, four tailors, twelve farmers, two schoolmasters, a land surveyor, a yeoman, and the landlord of the Granby's Head public house. There were two carriers who operated between the village and Hull weekly. Many years ago, the parish of Easington included Turmarr, Hoton, Northorpe, Dimlington, Old Kilnsea and Ravenser. These villages have been lost to the ever-encroaching sea, and some had disappeared as early as 1400. The thatched tithe barn is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, having been designated in 1987. Easington is significant for being the birthplace of the Anglo-Canadian poet and literary scholar, Robin Skelton (1925–97).

Easington Lifeboat Station was located at the end of Seaside Road, south-east of Easington, a village sitting in the south-east corner of the area of land between the Humber estuary and the North Sea known as Holderness, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. A lifeboat station was established here in 1913 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), replacing the station at Withernsea. After just 20 years in operation, Easington Lifeboat Station closed in 1933.

Dimlington Cliff is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located 6.5km south of the town of Withernsea on the Holderness Coast. This area is protected because of the geological strata from the Quaternary period revealed at these cliffs that gives evidence of the Late Devensian glaciation (Last Glacial Period). This site gives evidence of the former southern margin of the British ice sheet in the North Sea.

Out Newton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Easington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated just inland from the North Sea coast, approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-east of Withernsea, and 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east of Patrington. Out Newton was formerly a township in the parish of Easington, in 1866 Out Newton became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Burton Constable. In 1931 the parish had a population of 31. The hamlet was mentioned in the Domesday Book as having six ploughlands, 20 acres (8.1 ha) of meadowland and four villagers. The name is believed to stem from Outer Newton, with Newton itself meaning new homestead or village. It was formerly in the wapentake of Holderness. A seven turbine wind farm, capable of generating 9 MW of electricity and operated by RWE, is situated on the coast near to the settlement.

Kilnsea is a village in the civil parish of Easington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) south of the village of Easington, on the north bank of the Humber Estuary. In 1931 the parish had a population of 185. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Easington. East of Kilnsea is the Grade II listed First World War concrete acoustic mirror used as an early warning device. Kilnsea has one public house, the Crown and Anchor. In 1823 Kilnsea was a civil parish in the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Helen, was close to the cliff and in a "state of dilapidation" and "dangerous condition". Repairs were considered useless with the expectation that the sea, which had already swept away the graveyard, would take the church "in a short time". Population in 1823 was 196. The old St Helen's Church was lost to the sea in 1826, and was replaced by a new church in 1865, at a cost of £420, that incorporated some salvaged remains of the old building. The church was listed as a Grade II building on 14 December 2018.

The Church of St Helen, Kilnsea, Holderness, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, is a redundant parish church dating from 1864–5. It was designed by the architect William Burges, and partly paid for by his father Alfred Burges, and is a Grade II listed building.

Skeffling is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of the town of Withernsea and 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east of the village of Patrington on the B1445 road from Patrington to Easington. According to the 2011 UK census, Skeffling parish had a population of 149, a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 153. The parish church of St Helen is a Grade I listed building that is situated to the south of the village. It is constructed of cobble with stone dressings and was built in the 1460s.

St Helen's is a redundant church in the village of Skeffling, Holderness, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (grid reference TA370190). Dating from the mid-15th century, the church was dedicated to St Helena. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.

The Spurn Point military railway was a railway line in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It extended for 3+3⁄4 miles (6 km), connecting Kilnsea with Spurn Point in the Humber Estuary. The line was built to supply military installations along this stretch of coast. Spurn Point is a narrow spit of land which protrudes south and south-westwards from the eastern edge of Yorkshire into the Humber Estuary. It is shifting and unstable, being mostly composed of sand and shingle.

Royal Air Force Holmpton or more simply RAF Holmpton is a former Royal Air Force Cold War era nuclear bunker that was built in the 1950s as an early warning radar station as part of the ROTOR Radar Defence Programme. Located just south of the village of Holmpton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, RAF Holmpton remained a part of the Defence Estate until it was sold into private ownership on 8 December 2014, after 62 years of military service. The site runs to about 36 acres (150,000 m2) and comprises a number of surface structures along with a secure 35,000 square feet (3,300 m2) command bunker which is about 100 feet (30 m) below ground.

St Nicholas' Church is the parish church of Holmpton, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. There was a church in Holmpton in the mediaeval period. It had a nave with north aisle and chancel, cobble walls and a pantile roof. The north aisle was demolished at some time, then in 1832 a brick tower was constructed. The church was heavily altered between 1874 and 1875, to a design by R. Beevers. He rebuilt the tower, encased the nave and chancel in brick, replaced the windows, and added a vestry. The building was grade II listed in 1987. The church is built of cobbles encased in yellow brick, with dressings in red brick and stone, and a Welsh slate roof. It consists of a nave, a chancel with a north vestry, and a west tower. The tower has four stages, and contains a west door with a chamfered pointed arch and a hood mould, above which are lancet windows, some blind, lancet bell openings, a west clock face, and a coped embattled parapet with corner pinnacles. The windows on the body of the church are also lancets. Inside, there is a reredos in the Gothick style, dating from 1895; stained glass by William Wailes; and monuments dating from 1767 and 1820.

Holmpton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) south of Withernsea town centre and 3 miles (5 km) east of the village of Patrington. It lies just inland from the North Sea coast. According to the 2011 UK Census, Holmpton parish had a population of 228, an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 193. The parish church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building. The Greenwich Prime Zero meridian line passes through the parish. In 1823, Holmpton was a parish in the Wapentake of Holderness. The patronage of the parish church was under the King. Population at the time was 256. Occupations included eight farmers, two wheelwrights, a blacksmith, two tailors, a milliner, a shoemaker, a shopkeeper, and the landlord of The Board public house. There was also a schoolmaster, a curate, and a gentleman. A carrier operated between the village and Hull twice weekly.