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WikiPedia Information About BridlingtonInformation from the WikiPedia.Com Website for Bridlington/_TheTownGuide/Index_Layout_Leaders_wiki_Process.xsl {{infobox UK place country = England latitude = 54됈 longitude = -0 label_position = left official_name = Bridlington population = 33,837 population_ref = (United Kingdom Census 2001 2001 census) civil_parish = Bridlington unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire region = Yorkshire and the Humber lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire constituency_westminster = East Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency) East Yorkshire post_town = BRIDLINGTON postcode_district = YO15/YO16 postcode_area = YO dial_code = 01262 os_grid_reference = TA1866 london_distance= static_image=Image:Bridlingtonview.JPG 240px static_image_caption=A view of Bridlington static_image_2 = Image:Bridlington Coat of Arms.png 100px Bridlington Town Arms static_image_2_caption = Arms of Bridlington Town Council website=[http://www.bridlington.gov.uk/ www.bridlington.gov.uk] }} '''Bridlington''' is a town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a population of over 33,000 (expanding greatly in the summer months). The town is twinned with Millau, France and Bad Salzuflen, Germany.{{cite web url = http://www.twinning.org.uk/uk_twinnings.htm title = UK Twin Towns accessdate = 2008-06-13 publisher = Dorset Twinning Association }} GeographyThe town lies just south of the promontory of Flamborough Head. It is served by the Bridlington railway station, which is on the Yorkshire Coast Line that runs between Kingston upon Hull Hull and Scarborough, North Yorkshire Scarborough. Bridlington sits on the Holderness Holderness Coast, an area which is said to have the highest seacoast erosion rates in Europe.{{cite web url = http://www.hull.ac .uk/coastalobs/bridlington/erosionandflooding/index.html title = Erosion & Flooding in the Parish of Bridlington accessdate = 2008-06-02 work = Coastal Observatory publisher = University of Hull }} Southward the coast becomes low, but northward it is steep and very fine, where the great spur of Flamborough Head projects eastward. The sea front is protected by a sea wall and a wide beach encouraged by wooden groynes which trap the sand. The beaches are part of a large deposit of smithic sand which stretches out into the bay in sand banks which are an important habitat for many marine species. The civil parish is formed by the town of Bridlington and the villages of Bessingby and Sewerby. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 2001 UK census, the Bridlington parish had a population of 33,837.{{cite web url = http://neighbourhood.statisti cs.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do ?a=3&b=791076&c=Bridlington&d=16&e=15&g=390468&i= 1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210861094423&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Bridlington CP (Parish) accessdate = 2008-05-15 work = Neighbourhood Statistics publisher = Office for National Statistics }} The town of Bridlington is divided into two parts: * The '''Old Town''', the ancient market town (once known as Burlington) lying about a mile from the coast. The old town contains the historic site of the town’s market and Bridlington Priory The Priory Church of St Mary, on the site of an Augustinian priory which was dissolved by Henry VIII when the last prior was executed for taking part in the Pilgrimage of Grace.{{cite web url = http://www.bridlingtonpriory.co.uk/ title = The Priory and its Bells: Brief History of the Priory accessdate = 2008-06-02 work = publisher = The Priory Church of St Mary, Bridlington }} *'''Bridlington Quay''', which is the home of the tourist area and the harbour. It has excellent sea-bathing, and the parade and ornamental gardens provide pleasant promenades. Bridlington Harbour is the key feature of the Quay, which is enclosed by two stone piers. Recently extensive works have been carried out along the seafront and after some struggle with planning permission, a 'London Eye'-style wheel has been built.{{cite web title = Bridlington Eye url = http: //www.aboutbridlington.co.uk/bridlingtoneye.html format = html accessdate = 2008-06-02}} One of the list of coastal weather stations of the United Kingdom UK's coastal weather stations is located at Bridlington. ClimateThe hottest months of the year, and the best time for hitting the beach, are from June to September, with temperatures reaching an average high of 19°C (66°F) and 11°C (52°F) at night. The average daytime temperature in winter is 9°C (48°F) and 5°C (41°F) at night. HistoryThe nearby Flamborough Head Dane's Dyke, a {{convert 2Ǒ mi km 0 adj=on}} long manmade dyke dates back to the Bronze Age.{{cite web last = UK Attraction title = Danes’ Dyke at Flamborough url = http://www.ukattraction.com/yorkshire/danes-head.htm accessdate = 2008-05-29}} Also some writers believe that Bridlington was the site of a Ancient Rome Roman station, as a Roman road can be traced into the town and Roman coins have been found in the town.{{cite web title = History, topography, and directory of East Yorkshire (with Hull). publisher = T Bulmer & Co year = 1892 url = http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ERY/Bridlington/Bridlington92.html format = html accessdate = 2008-05-29}} The earliest written evidence of the town can be found in the Domesday Book. It records that "Bretlinton" was the head of the Huntow Hundred (county subdivision) Hundred and was held by Morcar of Northumbria Earl Morcar before they passed into the hands of William I of England William the Conqueror by the wiktionary:forfeiture forfeiture. The survey also records the effect of the Harrying of the North as the annual value of the land had decreased from £32 in the time of Edward the Confessor to 8 shillings at the time of the survey and comprised: ''“two villeins, and one SocageThe land was given to Gilbert de Gant, nephew of the king, in 1027. His eldest son, Walter de Gant, later founded an Augustinian priory on the land in 1133 which was confirmed by Henry I of England King Henry I in a Charter.{{cite web last = LPL Limited title = Bridlington.net – The Foundation of the Bridlington Priory url = http://www& #46bridlington.net/history-foundation-priory.htm accessdate = 2008-07-26}} Several succeeding kings confirmed and extended Walter de Gaunt's gift: Stephen of England King Stephen granting in addition the right to have a port; John of England King John granted the prior permission to hold a weekly market and an annual fair in 1200; and Henry VI of England Henry VI granted permission for three annual fairs on the Nativity of Mary, and Deposition of and the Translation of John of Bridlington St. John of Bridlington in 1446. Also in 1415, Henry V of England Henry V visited the priory to give thanks for victory at the Battle of Agincourt.{{Citation last = Wilson first = Mike title = St. John of Bridlington newspaper = Bridlington Free Press date = 15-09-2006 url =http://www .bridlingtonfreepress.co.uk/bygone-bridl ington/St-John-of-Bridlington�.jp accessdate =2008-11-24 }} The town began to be developed around the site of the priory as it grew in importance and size. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the manor remained with the crown until 1624 when Charles I of England Charles I granted it to Sir John Ramsey, who had recently been created the Earl of Holderness. In 1633, Sir George Ramsey sold the manor to 13 inhabitants of the town on behalf of all the tenants of the manor. In May 1636, a deed was drawn up empowering the 13 men as Lords Feoffees or trust holders of the Manor of Bridlington. In 1643 Queen Henrietta Maria landed at Bridlington with troops to support the Royalist cause in the English Civil War before going on to York which became her headquarters. From early in the history of the town, a small fishing port grew up near the coast, later known as Bridlington Quay. After the discovery of a chalybeate spring, the Quay developed in the 19th century to become a seaside resort. Bridlington's first hotel was opened in 1805 and it soon became a popular holiday resort for industrial workers from the West Riding of Yorkshire. The Bridlington railway station railway station opened on 6 October 1846 between the Quay and the historic town. {{cite book last = Body first = G title = PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2 publisher = Patrick Stephens Ltd date = 1988 location = Wellingborough page = 49 isbn = 1-85260-072-1}} The area around the new station was developed and the two areas of the town were brought together. Bridlington's popularity has declined with the industrial north and the popularity of cheap foreign holidays. In its heyday it was a leading resort with a nationally-famous dance venue at The Spa, Bridlington The Spa and many famous entertainers have appeared in the town. Governancethumb right Bridlington Town Hall The MP for Bridlington is Greg Knight (Conservative Party (UK) Conservative), who represents the East Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency) East Yorkshire constituency, which has included the town since 1997. Previously (since 1950) there had been a constituency named Bridlington (UK Parliament constituency) Bridlington, but like the present constituency it included a substantial part of the county as well as the town itself; its MPs included Richard Wood, Baron Holderness Richard Wood, a junior minister in Conservative governments from the 1950s to 1970s, who was the son of the former Foreign Secretary the E.F.L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax Earl of Halifax. Before 1950, Bridlington was included in the Buckrose (UK Parliament constituency) Buckrose constituency. Bridlington was designated a municipal borough in 1899. After local government re-organisation in 1974 it was included in the new county of Humberside, which caused much local resentment among residents who objected to being excluded from Yorkshire. The town became the administrative centre of a local government district, initially called the Borough of East Yorkshire (district) North Wolds, but Yorkshire loyalists subsequently succeeded in having the district name changed to the Borough of East Yorkshire (district) East Yorkshire.{{Fact date=October 2007}} The district disappeared when the county of Humberside was abolished in the 1990s, the new East Riding of Yorkshire unitary authority absorbing it and the neighbouring county districts, and Bridlington no longer has any formal local government administrative status above town council level. It once had nine Labour councillors on the East Riding Unitary Authority, the largest group of Labour councillors in the history of the Labour Party in Bridlington. There has always been a strong Conservative presence on the council, while the number of Liberal Democrats has recently decreased. EducationPrimarytitle = Bay Primary School url = http://bayprimary.eriding.net/ccm/navigation/home/ accessdate = 2008-11-24}} * Burlington Infant School * Burlington Junior School {{Citation title = Burlington Junior School url = http://www.burlingtonjunior.co.uk accessdate = 2008-11-24}} * Hilderthorpe Infants School {{Citation title = Hilderthorpe Infants School url = http://hildert horpeinfants.eriding.net/ccm/navigation/home/ accessdate = 2008-11-24}} * Hilderthorpe Junior School * Martongate Primary School {{Citation title = Martongate Primary School url = http://www.martongateschool.net/frame.asp accessdate = 2008-11-24}} * Quay Primary School * St Mary's RC Primary School {{Citation title = St Mary's R C School url = ht tp://www.stmarysrc.eriding.net/ccm/navigation/home/ accessdate = 2008-11-24}} * New Pasture Lane Primary School {{Citation title = New Pasture Lane Primary School url = http://www.newpasturelane.ik.org/home.ikml accessdate = 2008-12-30}} SecondaryFurther and higher educationtitle = East Riding College url = http://www.eastridingcollege.ac.uk/bridlington.htm accessdate = 2008-11-24}} MediaYorkshire Coast Radio used to broadcast from the town as the Bridlington area is a specific commercial radio licence, which operates as a peak-time opt-out service. However, all programming comes from Scarborough, North Yorkshire Scarborough. Notable people* Richard Cresswell, former Sheffield Wednesday footballer.{{cite web url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/players/6305/ title = CNN Sports Illustrated accessdate = 2008-06-03 publisher = CNN}}{{cite web url = http://www.stokecityfc 6premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1465306,00.html title = News - I Can Do It - Cresswell date = 2008-11-24 publisher = Stoke City FC accessdate = 2008-11-26}} * Jonty Tinsley Chicago Blaze Rugby (centre) and former player Bridlington Rugby Cl ub.[http://www.bridlingtonrfc.co.uk][http://www.chicagoblazerugby.com] *Andrew Hartley Dismore, British politician and lawyer. * Air Marshal Sir Eric Dunn, senior Royal Air Force officer. {{cite web url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ obituaries/2455701/Air-Marshal-Sir-Eric-Dunn.html title = Air Marshal Sir Eric Dunn publisher = Telegraph Media Group Limited work = telegraph.co.uk accessdate = 2008-12-16 date = 2008-07-24 }} * Angela Eagle, Member of Parliament for Wallasey. * Benjamin Fawcett, English 19th century woodblock colour printers. * Thomas Fenby, British Liberal politician and blacksmith. * Andy Firefly, British stand-up comedian and actor. * Henry Freeman (1835-1904) Henry Freeman, Whitby fisherman and Lifeboat (rescue) lifeboatman. * Sarah Grand (Frances McFall) (1854-1943), feminist writer and campaigner * Ben Hillman, one half of Glasgow pop duo Over The Wall.{{cite web url = http://www.myspace.com/overthewall title = Over The Wall accessdate = 2008-10-08}} * David Hockney, one of Britain's most notable living artists resides in Bridlington. * John of Bridlington St. John of Bridlington, English saint who was the prior at Bridlington Priory. * Henrietta Maria of France Henrietta Maria, Queen to Charles I of England King Charles I, landed with troops at Bridlington during the English Civil War. * John Paul Jones, American naval hero in the American Revolutionary War who fought in the Battle of Flamborough Head in Bridlington Bay. * Amy Johnson, English aviatrix. * May Kendall, English poet, novelist and satirist. * William Kent, eminent English architect, landscape architect and furniture designer. * Greg Knight, Member of Parliament for East Yorkshire (which incorporates Bridlington). * Scott Langton, fashion designer who founded the 'Artful Dodger' clothing range.{{cite web url = http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=5358072625 title = Artful Dodger Clothing Bebo profile accessdate = 2008-06-03 }} * T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) who worked in the town during his last months on RAF service in the 1930s.{{cite web url = http: //telawrence.info/telawrenceinfo/ref/memor.shtml title = Memorials to T. E. Lawrence accessdate = 2008-06-03 publisher = Society for T.E. Lawrence Studies }} * Malcolm McDowell, actor, was brought up in the town.{{cite web url = http://www.oocities.com/malcolmtribute/bio.html title = Malcolm McDowell's Biography accessdate = 2008-06-03 }} * A.E. Matthews, actor. * David Pinkney, British businessman and motor racing driver. * Joseph Redshaw, professional cyclist, who appeared in the 2006 Tour de France. * David Savage, furniture designer and maker. * Craig Short, footballer. * Peter Simon (presenter), TV presenter, attended Moorfield Junior School. * Peter Smith (judge) Sir Peter Winston Smith, Knight Bachelor Kt, High Court Judge famed for presiding over the Da Vinci Code plagiarism case.http://www.judiciary. gov.uk/keyfacts/list_judiciary/senior_judiciary_list.htm * Jonson Walker, DJ and musician with Crescendo{{cite web url = ht tp://www.bridlingtonfreepress.co.uk/news?articleid=3021622 title = Bridlington Free Press accessdate = 2008-09-22 publisher = Bridlington Free Press}} LandmarksIt features excellent trails for both bikes and the public. Between Bridlington and Flamborough is the village of Sewerby, where the gardens and museum at Sewerby Hall also attract tourists. Another attraction for visitors to the area is Bempton Cliffs. Bempton Cliffs is an RSPB nature reserve frequented by avid bird watchers and is a popular breeding ground for the Northern Gannet and Atlantic Puffin of which there are thousands along the cliffs. Notable is the Bridlington Priory Priory Church in the Old Town, with a good sounding ring of 8 bells (tenor approx 24 cwt) but with a long draft and a large 4 manual organ boasting the widest 'scaled' 32 ft reed (Contra Tuba) in the UK. Factsdate=October 2007}} * The town of Bridlington gives its name to the "Bridlington Agreement", a concordance between the British Trade Unions not to poach each others' members. * Burlington, New Jersey (and subsequently, Burlington County, New Jersey), are named after the old name of Bridlington. * It is believed that numerous other cities and towns in the United States and Canada, such as Burlington, Massachusetts, and Burlington, Ontario are named after the old name as well. See Burlington. GalleryImage:Bridlington beach 2.jpg thumb none Bridlington Beach, from the Pier North Pier Image:Bridlington beach 1.jpg thumb none Bridlington Beach Image:bridlington sunrise2000 joshtek big.jpg thumb none Bridlington Beach photographed on the millennium dawn (2000) } ReferencesBridlington}} {{reflist}} External linksBridlington}} * [http://www.aboutbridlington.co.uk/ Aboutbridlington] * [http://www&# 46east-yorkshire-pages.org.uk/history.htm Bridlington History 1] * [http://www2.bridlingtontoday.co.uk/history/ Bridlington History 2] {{Coastal settlements place = East Riding of Yorkshire settlement = Bridlington anticlockwise = Sewerby clockwise = Wilsthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire Wilsthorpe }} {{East Yorkshire}} Category:Seaside resorts in England Category:Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire Category:Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire Category:Coastal settlements in the East Riding of Yorkshire Category:Fishing communities in England it:Bri dlington nl:Bridlington pl:Bridlington ro:Brid lington sv:Bridlington vo:Bridlington |
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