Forts · Yorkshire & the Humber
Fort Paull
In or near Salt End.
Fort Paull is a fort in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Goxhill · 8.2 km
About
Fort Paull is a historic fort or fortified site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1861. Opening hours: open. Coordinates: 53.7133°, -0.2297°.
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Official information
Fort Paull is a historical artillery battery located on the Humber Estuary, originally built in 1541 under Henry VIII. Visitors can explore its rich history through various events, including re-enactments, steam rallies, and car shows.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Humber Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Fort Paull is a gun battery situated on the north bank of the Humber, near the village of Paull, downstream from Hull in northern England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Batteries have been built at Paull by Henry VIII, Charles I during the Civil War during the siege of Hull and the Napoleonic Wars. The first fort built on the site was started in 1542 with a capacity for 12 guns. The current fort is of pentagonal design and was built in 1861–4 and on the recommendations of the Royal Commission, hence it is one of the Palmerston Forts. The original emplacements, nineteen 64-pounder (29 kg) RML artillery pieces were concealed or demolished in 1894 when concrete emplacements for three 6-inch Breech Loading (BL) guns on hydropneumatic carriages and two 4.7-inch Quick Firing (QF) guns were built. A mining station was added in 1886 and searchlights followed in…
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- Coordinates
- 53.7133, -0.2297
- District
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Parish
- Paull
- Postcode
- HU12 8FP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Beverley and Holderness
- Established
- 1861
- Nearest railway station
- Goxhill — 8.2 km
- Opening
- open
- Official site
- www.fortpaull.org
Sources
- osm: w1062183632 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Fort Paull (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Paull Church and Paull Fort - geograph.org.uk - 323327.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fort Paull?
- Fort Paull is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HU12 8FP), in the parish of Paull.
- What is Fort Paull?
- Fort Paull is a fort in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Fort Paull?
- The nearest railway station is Goxhill, about 8.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode HU12 8FP.
- When was Fort Paull built?
- Built or established in 1861.
- Who owns Fort Paull?
- Fort Paull is owned by |built = 1861–1864.
- Is Fort Paull a protected site?
- Yes — Fort Paull is part of the Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Humber Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Fort Paull?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HU12 8FP. It sits within the Beverley and Holderness parliamentary constituency.