Sculcoates

{{about|the suburb|the former rural district|Sculcoates Rural District}}

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| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

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| unitary_england = Kingston upon Hull

| lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire

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Sculcoates is a suburb of Kingston upon Hull, north of the city centre, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.{{cite map

|publisher = Ordnance Survey

|title = Kingston upon Hull & Beverley

|year = 2006

|scale = 1:25000

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|section = TA095305

|isbn = 978-0-7524-4642-4

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History

Because of increased mobility of an increasing population, the parishes of Drypool, Garrison Side, Hessle Within, Marfleet, Newington, Southcoates and Sutton Within were abolished on 25 March 1898 and added to the parish of Sculcoates.{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/sculcoates.html |title=Sculcoates Registration District |publisher=UK BMD |accessdate= 11 June 2023}} In 1951 the parish had a population of 255,961.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10467305/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Sculcoates CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=17 March 2024}} On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished and became part of Kingston upon Hull unparished area.{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/hull.html|title=Hull Registration Districtpublisher=UKBMD|accessdate=17 March 2024}}

For many centuries, much of what was called Hull came within the parish of St Mary's Church.

Sculcoates railway station closed on 9 June 1912.

Amenities

Sculcoates has a library, a post office, a high school, two primary schools and a swimming bath called Beverley Road Baths. The baths was opened in 1905, and underwent a £3.75 million refurbishment from June 2020 until reopening in August 2021.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-58229264|title=Hull's landmark Beverley Road Baths reopen after facelift|date=16 August 2021|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=16 August 2021}} The baths are a Grade II Listed building.{{NHLE|num=1297036|desc=Beverley Road Swimming Centre|accessdate=16 August 2021}}

Notable people

Cameron Earl British automotive engineer
Dorothy Mackaill – actress (1903–1990)
Joseph Walter West (1860–1933), artist, lithographer and designer of bookplates

References

=Further reading=

{{cite web|url=https://www.sheiladixon.co.uk/index.php/introduction|title = The History of Sculcoates| work=www.sheiladixon.co.uk/index.php/introduction| author= S. J. Dixon}}
{{cite book|chapter-url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66795|title = A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 1: The City of Kingston upon Hull : Victoria County History|editor = K. J. Allison |year= 1969| pages=467–469| chapter=Outlying villages: Sculcoates}}

External links

Category:Wards and districts of Kingston upon Hull

Category:Former civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire