Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.7347°N -0.6646°W |
Label Position: | top |
Official Name: | Broomfleet |
Static Image: | The Village Hall Broomfleet.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Broomfleet village hall |
Population: | 302 |
Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
Civil Parish: | Broomfleet |
Unitary England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Lieutenancy England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Constituency Westminster: | Goole and Pocklington |
Post Town: | BROUGH |
Postcode District: | HU15 |
Postcode Area: | HU |
Dial Code: | 01430 |
Os Grid Reference: | SE881273 |
London Distance Mi: | 155 |
London Direction: | S |
Broomfleet is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the Humber Estuary approximately 4miles west of Brough. According to the 2011 UK Census, Broomfleet parish had a population of 302, an increase on the 2001 UK Census figure of 293.
The village is served by Broomfleet railway station on the Selby Line.
The local parish church is dedicated to St Mary and is designated Grade II listed.
Whitton Island in the Humber Estuary falls partly within the parish. The island was formed from a mud and sandbank at the turn of the 21st century.[1] [2] Broomfleet Island is an area of low-lying land adjacent to the Humber Estuary, which was historically detached from the mainland by the tidal channel of Broomfleet Hope.[3]