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Fitling is a 
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
in the East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to t ...
, England, in an area known as Holderness
Holderness is an area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the north-east coast of England. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages. Topographically, Holderness has more in common wit ...
.
It is situated approximately north-west of Withernsea
Withernsea is a seaside resort and civil parish in Holderness, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its white inland lighthouse, rising around above Hull Road, now houses a museum to 1950s actress Kay Kendall, who was born in the town.
The Pr ...
town centre. It lies west of the B1242 road
B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads. See the article Great Britain road numbering scheme
The Great Britain road numbering scheme is a numbering scheme used to classify and identify all roads in G ...
.
It forms part of the civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
of East Garton
East Garton is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the north-west of Withernsea town centre and covering an area of .
The civil parish is formed by the village of Garton and the hamlets of Fitling and ...
.
In 1823 parish inhabitants numbered 119. Occupations included ten farmers and a shoemaker.Baines, Edward; ''History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York'' (1823), p.204.
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* Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Holderness {{EastRiding-geo-stub