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Humber Estuary

The Humber is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England. It is formed at Trent Falls, Faxfleet, by the confluence of the tidal rivers Ouse and Trent. From here to the North Sea, it forms part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire on the north bank and North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire on the south bank. Although the Humber is an estuary from the point at which it is formed, many maps show it as the River Humber.
Below Trent Falls, the Humber passes the confluence of the River Ancholme on the south shore; between North Ferriby and South Ferriby and under the Humber Bridge; between Barton-upon-Humber on the south bank and Kingston upon Hull on the north bank (where the River Hull joins), then meets the North Sea between Cleethorpes on the Lincolnshire side and the long and thin (but rapidly changing) headland of Spurn Head to the north.
Ports on the Humber include Kingston upon Hull (better known as simply Hull), Grimsby, Immingham, New Holland and Killingholme. The estuary is navigable here for the largest of deep-sea vessels.
by N Chadwick

Created: Sat, 13 Jun 2015, Updated: Sat, 13 Jun 2015


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TA0225 : Underneath the bridge by DS Pugh
2023
TA4015 : Ruined WWII pill box by The Humber seen from Easington Road, Kilnsea by habiloid
2023
TA3911 : Humber Lifeboat Station by DS Pugh
2021
TA3911 : Fishing under the jetty by DS Pugh
2021
TA4015 : Muddy shoreline at Kilnsea by Mat Fascione
2017
TA1128 : Humber shoreline at the Victoria Dock Village by Mat Fascione
2017
TA3817 : Humber shoreline at Winsetts Bank by Mat Fascione
2017
TA2816 : The Humber flood defences at Hawkin's Point by Mat Fascione
2017
TA4015 : Crown & Anchor in Kilnsea by Mat Fascione
2017
TA3916 : Humber shoreline at Easington Clays by Mat Fascione
2017
TA2121 : Fence across the saltmarsh by Mat Fascione
2017
TA2022 : Sea defences along the Humber estuary shoreline by Mat Fascione
2017
TA1028 : Outer Basin at the Victoria Dock Village by Mat Fascione
2017
TA0425 : The Humber shoreline at Hessle by Mat Fascione
2017
TA2022 : Stile on the Humber flood defences by Mat Fascione
2017
TA1028 : Mouth of The River Hull by N Chadwick
2016
TA1225 : Muddy foreshore at Skitter Ness by Mat Fascione
2016
TA2115 : Immingham Oil Terminal on the Humber estuary by Mat Fascione
2016
TA3206 : Sluice gates on Buck Beck by Mat Fascione
2016
TA1028 : The Mouth of The River Hull by N Chadwick
2016
TA1125 : Goxhill Haven Outfall by Mat Fascione
2016
TA3206 : Buck Beck flowing into the Humber estuary at Cleethorpes by Mat Fascione
2016
TA1718 : Sea defences along the Humber estuary by Mat Fascione
2016
TA2910 : Beach and sea wall at Grimsby by Mat Fascione
2016
TA3305 : Sea defences on the Humberston Fitties beach by Mat Fascione
2016

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