Mappleton
The sands at Mappleton
Mappleton shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	249 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference	TA225440
Parish	Mappleton
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HORNSEA
Postcode district	HU18
Dialling code	01964
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Beverley and Holderness
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°52′40″N 0°08′14″W / 53.87782, -0.137317

Mappleton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine government office Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. 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Humberside Police is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing an area covering parts of the East Riding of Yorkshire and northern The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Humberside Fire and Rescue Service is the Statutory fire and rescue service covering the area of what was the county of Humberside (1974-1996 but now The Yorkshire Ambulance Service is the NHS Ambulance service covering most of Yorkshire in England. Yorkshire and the Humber is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Beverley and Holderness is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns and Villages in the historic English county of Yorkshire. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is situated on the North Sea coastline in an area known as Holderness, lying approximately 3 miles (4. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. Holderness is an area of England on the coast of Yorkshire. An area of rich agricultural land Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages 8 km) south of the seaside resort of Hornsea. A seaside resort is a Resort located on the Coast. Where a Beach is the primary focus for Tourists it may be called a beach resort Hornsea is a small Seaside resort Town and Civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England at the eastern end of the Trans The civil parish is formed by the village of Mappleton and the hamlets of Cowden, Great Cowden and Rolston. A hamlet is (usually&mdashsee below a Rural community — that is a small settlement — which is too small to be considered a Village. Cowden (or Little Cowden) is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. Great Cowden is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. Rolston is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. According to the 2001 UK census, Mappleton parish had a population of 249. A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 ^[1]

The parish church of All Saints is a Grade II* listed building. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance

In 1991, sea defences were built in order to protect the village from intense sea erosion that had threatened it - Holderness is one of the most rapidly eroding areas of the UK. Erosion is the carrying away or displacement of solids ( Sediment, Soil, rock and other particles usually by the agents of currents such as wind The cliffs had been eroded at a rate of 3. In Geography and Geology, a cliff is a significant vertical or near vertical rock exposure 2 yards (2. 9 m) per year. The £2million project created 2 large rock groynes to halt longshore drift as well as revetments to break the waves. A groyne ( groin in the United States is a rigid Hydraulic structure built out from the shore (in Coastal engineering) or from the bank (in rivers and Longshore drift (sometimes known as shore drift, LSD or littoral drift) is a geological process by which Sediments such as sand Revetments, or revêtements (following the original French spelling are structures placed on banks or cliffs in such a way as to absorb the energy of incoming water

The success of this project has not yet created a larger higher sandy beach for Mappleton, and the erosion has slowed to a point where it is no longer a threat to the settlement. It must be noted however, that due to these sea defences, the area directly south of the village now suffers from an even greater rate of erosion.

References

External links

• Images of England — details from listed building database (166695) - All Saints' Church

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