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Coordinates: 53°43'10?N 0°14'02?W? / ?53.719314, -0.233747
St Andrew's Church, Paull
Paull is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England lying on the north bank of the River Humber, in an area known as Holderness. The village is situated approximately 6 miles east of Hull city centre.
According to the 2001 UK census, Paull parish had a population of 765.[1]
The parish church of St Andrew is a Grade I listed building lies half a mile south east of the village.
The old lighthouse was built in 1836 by Trinity House and is now a private residence which has been listed as Grade II.
Paull features in the book 'The Painter' by Will Davenport.
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Nearby is Fort Paull, also known as Paull Battery. Fort Paull was originally built by Henry VIII to protect the Humber, and is now a museum and visitor attraction.
Paull also has a small Medium Wave transmitter site from which the signals for BBC Radio Humberside, Virgin Radio and TalkSPORT are transmitted.
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