Place details
Place nameKingston-Upon-Hull
Other namesKingston Upon Hull, Hull
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude53.75
Longitude-0.333
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Chief port serving Humber River & its tributaries for over 400 years; busy wool port in 16th cen.; Governor Hotham's refusal to admit Charles I to town in 1642 was first incident of English Civil War; expanded greatly during Industrial Revolution.