Broomfleet

Broomfleet
Broomfleet Broomfleet shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	302 (2011 census)^[1]
OS grid reference	SE881273
– London	155 mi (249 km) S
Civil parish	Broomfleet
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BROUGH
Postcode district	HU15
Dialling code	01430
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Haltemprice and Howden
List of places UK England Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°44′05″N 0°39′52″W / 53.734688°N 0.664574°W / 53.734688; -0.664574

Broomfleet is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the Humber estuary approximately 4 miles (6 km) west of Brough. According to the 2011 UK Census, Broomfleet parish had a population of 302,^[1] an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 293.^[2]

Broomfleet

The village is served by Broomfleet railway station on the Selby Line.

Whitton Island in the Humber estuary falls partly within the parish. The island was formed from a mud and sand bank at the turn of the 21st century.^[3]^[4]

References

1 2 "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Broomfleet CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
↑ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Broomfleet CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
↑ "BBC Inside Out discovers an island paradise in the Humber" (Press release). BBC. 10 October 2002. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
↑ Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer mapping. Retrieved 31 October 2014

Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 4.

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