Howden
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 45 ′ N , 0 ° 52 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 3810 (as of 2001) | ||
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| Post town | GOOLE | ||
| ZIP code section | DN14 | ||
| prefix | 01430 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
| Shire county | East Riding of Yorkshire | ||
| District | East Riding of Yorkshire | ||
| British Parliament | Haltemprice and Howden | ||
Howden is a country town in the English unitary authority East Riding of Yorkshire . According to the 2001 census, Howden had a total of 3,810 inhabitants.
geography
Howden is on the M62 not far from the north bank of the River Ouse , about 30 km west of Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire .
history
Howden was first mentioned when King Edgar transferred the Howden estate to his wife in 959, which first brought the place into contact with the court.
1080 William I handed over the estate including the church to the Bishop of Durham , who in turn transferred the church, later Howden Minster , to the monks of Durham; he kept the estate to himself. Construction of Howden Minster began in 1228 and was completed in the 15th century.
In 1548 the churches and monasteries were dissolved under King Henry VIII, together with Howden Minster. In the period that followed, the church building gradually fell into disrepair. During the English Civil War it was occupied by parliamentary troops and additionally damaged. On September 29, 1696, the roof of the nave finally collapsed. In 1748 the ruins were finally removed and the area leveled. The wall material was used elsewhere by the villagers.
In the early 19th century, Howden became internationally known for its annual horse fair in September. In 1807 it is said to have been the largest horse market in the United Kingdom. Up to 4,000 horses were sold every day.
Howden's cityscape was largely shaped by Georgian and Victorian architecture . It is said that Howden had the highest density of pubs in the country at the time.
In 1840 a railway accident occurred not far from the city , in which four passengers were killed.
In 1850 the Catholic Sacred Heart Church opened in Howden.
In 1915 an airship hangar was built near Howden to protect British ships and ports along the coast from German submarine attacks during the First World War .
Before and during the Second World War , the writer Nevil Shute took part in the development of the R100 in Howden together with Barnes Neville Wallis , the inventor of the roll bomb . Today, Shute's house has a blue plaque .
In 1932 the Catholic minister underwent a major renovation.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Howden is conveniently located on the east-west axis M62 , a motorway that extends from Liverpool in the west to just before Kingston upon Hull in the east. The A-road A63 via Selby to Leeds , and the A614 to Bridlington and south across Goole way to Nottingham .
The train station, opened in 1840, is located two kilometers north of the city. It is operated by Northern Rail , but also served by First TransPennine Express and First Hull Trains . In 1987 the station building was named a Grade II listed building .
Personalities
- Roger von Hoveden († 1201), chronicler and crusader
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Howden CP (Parish) . Office for National Statistics . Retrieved February 6, 2008.
- ^ Notes on the history of Howden . uk.geocites.com/denko476. Archived from the original on February 14, 2003. Retrieved July 20, 2006.
- ↑ a b Howdenminster.net . Howden Minster.net. Archived from the original on February 14, 2007. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 20, 2006.
- ↑ a b Howden Horse Fair . uk.geocites.com/denko476. Archived from the original on February 14, 2003. Retrieved July 20, 2006.
- ^ Yorkshire Tours: Profile of Howden. . Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 20, 2006.
- ↑ deko476: Howden RNAS. . Archived from the original on February 14, 2003. Retrieved July 20, 2006.
- ↑ deko476: Neville Shute in Howden. . Archived from the original on February 14, 2003. Retrieved July 20, 2006.
Web links
- Location description (English)