Riplingham 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. It is situated approximately south-west of
Beverley
Beverley is a market town, market and minster (church), minster town and a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, of which it is the county town. The town centre is located south-east of York's centre ...
and east of
South Cave
South Cave is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately to the west of Kingston upon Hull, Hull city centre on the A1034 road just to the north of the A63 road. ...
, on the crossroads that link (broadly speaking)
South Cave
South Cave is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately to the west of Kingston upon Hull, Hull city centre on the A1034 road just to the north of the A63 road. ...
,
Welton,
North Newbald
North Newbald is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately north-west of Hull city centre, north of South Cave and south of Market Weighton. It lies to the east of the A1034 road.
History
In 1 ...
and
Raywell
Raywell is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
It is situated approximately north-west of Hull city centre and north of Swanland.
It is located on the crossroads of Westfields Road and Riplingham Road. These roads link Riplin ...
.
Riplingham is part in the
civil parish
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of
Rowley and part in 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
South Cave
South Cave is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately to the west of Kingston upon Hull, Hull city centre on the A1034 road just to the north of the A63 road. ...
.
It has no shops, but does have a good view of
Hull, and the surrounding area, including the
River Humber
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and its south bank.
It is also the site of a medieval village.
In 1955 a
Ham class minesweeper
The Ham class was a class of inshore minesweepers (IMS), known as the Type 1, of the British Royal Navy. The class was designed to operate in the shallow water of rivers and estuaries. All of the ships in the class are named for British place nam ...
was named after the village.
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Hamlets in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Deserted medieval villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire
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