Longhill is in the north-east of
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a historic maritime city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Est ...
, in the
East Riding of Yorkshire
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, England. It was mainly built during the 1950s, along with
Bilton Grange Estate and
Greatfield Estate.
On Longhill, there are plenty of facilities for all ages, including a recreational centre known as ''Eastmount''. The local primary schools on Longhill are: Longhill Primary School and Wansbeck Primary School.
The nearest secondary schools to Longhill are: The Marvell College, Archbishop Sentamu Academy, Malet Lambert and Winifred Holtby Academy.
Longhill is part of the Longhill and Bilton Grange Ward of the local council, and is represented by
Karl Turner, Labour MP for
East Hull. Local bus services are provided by
East Yorkshire Motor Services
East Yorkshire operates both local and regional bus services in the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire, England. Prior to acquisition by the Go-Ahead Group in June 2018, the company was known as East Yorkshire Motor Services.
History
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- routes 56 and 57.
History
In the reconstruction period after the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
the
Hull Corporation
Hull City Council, or Kingston upon Hull City Council, is the local authority for the city of Kingston upon Hull (generally known as Hull) in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Hull has had a council since 1299, whic ...
created several new housing estates in east Hull. These were Longhill,
Bilton Grange Estate and the
Greatfield Estate . All were designed by Andrew Rankine, Hull's city architect, as independent units, each with its own shops, schools, libraries and other civic facilities. Their design was in a reduced
Festival of Britain
The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition and fair that reached millions of visitors throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1951.
Labour Party cabinet member Herbert Morrison was the prime mover; in 1947 he started with the ...
style, with
pantile
A pantile is a type of fired roof tile, normally made from clay. It is S-shaped in profile and is single lap, meaning that the end of the tile laps only the course immediately below. Flat tiles normally lap two courses.
A pantile-covered roo ...
roofed brick buildings, built along generally short curving roads with generous common open treed areas.
People
*
Reece Shearsmith
Reeson Wayne Shearsmith (born 27 August 1969) is a British actor, comedian, writer and magician. He was a member of The League of Gentlemen, with Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson. Jointly with Pemberton, he created, wrote and starr ...
, Actor and Comedian was raised on the estate.
See also
*
List of areas in Kingston upon Hull
This is a list of areas in Kingston upon Hull, England.
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Within Hull unitary authority East Hull
* Bilton Grange Estate
* Bransholme
* Drypool
** Garrison Side
** The Groves, Kingston upon Hull, The Groves
* The Garden Village, Kings ...
References
External links
Housing estates in Kingston upon Hull
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