Where is Hedon Town Cemetery?

Hedon Town Cemetery is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HU12 8BL), in the parish of Hedon.

How do I get to Hedon Town Cemetery?

The nearest railway station is Hull Paragon Interchange, about 9.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode HU12 8BL.

Is Hedon Town Cemetery a protected site?

Yes — Hedon Town Cemetery is part of the Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Humber Estuary Ramsar wetland.

Is Hedon Town Cemetery free to visit?

Yes, Hedon Town Cemetery is free to enter.

How do I get to Hedon Town Cemetery?

Drivers can navigate to postcode HU12 8BL. It sits within the Beverley and Holderness parliamentary constituency.

Cemeteries · Yorkshire & the Humber

Hedon Town Cemetery

In or near Salt End.

Free admission

Hedon Town Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit: 30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station: Hull Paragon Interchange · 9.4 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Hedon Town Cemetery is a cemetery in Yorkshire of architectural and local-history note. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, and is a Ramsar wetland of international importance. It sits within the Beverley and Holderness parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Hull Paragon Interchange, about 9.4 km away. Postcode area HU12.

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Official information

Hedon Town Cemetery is a burial ground located in Hedon, East Yorkshire. It serves as a historical site where visitors can explore the graves and memorials of local residents.

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

Hedon Town Hall is a municipal building in St Augustine's Gate, Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Hedon Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The council's fine silver collection was established when a member of parliament, John Alured, presented the council with a silver tankard in appreciation of the help he had received from the council in supporting his election to parliament in 1640. The collection was supplemented by further gifts from members of parliament: a wine bowl from Colonel Matthew Alured in 1659, a large silver flagon from Sir Charles Duncombe in 1685 and a silver tankard from Matthew Appleyard in 1689. and it was in this context that, in the early 1690s, Guy decided to commission a town hall and present it to the town. The building was designed in the neoclassical style, built in red brick and was completed in…

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Coordinates: 53.7420, -0.2052
District: East Riding of Yorkshire
Parish: Hedon
Postcode: HU12 8BL
Parliamentary constituency: Beverley and Holderness
Established: 1693
Nearest railway station: Hull Paragon Interchange — 9.4 km
Official site: hedonmuseumsite.wordpress.com

Sources

osm: w31417232 (ODbL)
wikipedia: Hedon Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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