Bilton, East Riding
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| Bilton | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 St Peter's Church, Bilton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA160330 |
| Location: | 53°46’50"N, 0°14’19"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,220 (2011) |
| Post town: | Hull |
| Postcode: | HU11 |
| Dialling code: | 01482 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Beverley and Holderness |
Bilton (or Bilton-in-Holderness) is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, about five miles east of Kingston upon Hull city centre, on the B1238 road close to the village of Wyton.
The 2011 census recorded a parish population of 2,220. This civil parish includes Bilton itself and also Ganstead and Wyton.
St Peter's Church is a Grade II listed building that was designed by G. T. Andrews and built in 1851.[1]
A 131 acre site by the village has become the biggest solar farm in Britain since 2016.[2]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Bilton, East Riding) |
- National Heritage List 1161454: St Peter's Church
- Bilton, East Riding in the Domesday Book
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1161454: Church of St Peter (Grade II listing)
- ↑ "Huge solar farm on edge of Hull would save millions of pounds in bills". Hull Daily Mail. 5 March 2019. https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/business/huge-solar-farm-edge-hull-2611846. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 3.