Bridlington, E. Yorkshire - New shelters, North side - Milton postcard c.1905-10

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• Picture / Image:  New Shelters, North Side, Bridlington
• Publisher: Milton Series local views, Woolstone Bros., London EC1
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Bridlington is a coastal town and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, situated in the unitary authority and ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire approximately 28 miles (45 km) north of Hull and 34 miles (55 km) east of York. The Gypsey Race river runs through the town and emerges into the North Sea in the town harbour. In the 2011 Census the population of the parish was 35,369.^[1]

Bridlington is a minor sea fishing port with a working harbour and is well known for its shellfish. It has a mix of small businesses across the manufacturing, retail and service sectors with its prime trade being tourism during the summer months.

The origins of the town are uncertain, but archaeological evidence shows habitation in the Bronze Age and Romanperiods. The settlement at the Norman conquest was called Bretlinton, but has also gone by the names of Berlington, Brellington and Britlington, before settling on its modern name in the 19th century.^[2]

The town is twinned with Millau in France and Bad Salzuflen in Germany.^[3] One of the UK's coastal weather stations is located at Bridlington. The Priory Church of St Mary and the associated Bayle Gate are Grade I listed buildings. The church stands on the site of the original Augustinian Priory.

The first mention of the town is in the Domesday Book as Bretlinton.^[4] It has also gone by the names of Berlington, Brellington, Britlington and Burlington, before settling on its modern name in the 19th century. There are several suggestions about the origin of the name. All suggest that it followed the Anglo-Saxon custom of referring to a person and the type of settlement. In this case there are different personal names put forward such as Bretel, Bridla or Berhtel to go with -ingtūn as the Saxon name for farm.^[5][6][7]

The origins of habitation at Bridlington are unknown, though Danes Dyke, a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) man-made dyke on nearby Flamborough Head, dates back to the Bronze Age,^[8] and some writers believe that Bridlington was the site of a Roman station.

A Roman road from York, now known as Woldgate, can be traced across the Yorkshire Wolds into the town, and Roman coins have been found in the town. Two Roman coin hoards were found in the harbour area, along with two Greek coins dating from the 2nd century BC—suggesting that the port was in use long before the Roman conquest of Britain.^[5]

It has been suggested that a Roman maritime station Gabrantovicorum was located in the vicinity of the modern town.^[9] In the early 2nd century Ptolemy described what was probably Bridlington Bay in his Geography as Γαβραντουικων Ευλιμενος κολπος "Gabrantwikone bay suitable for a harbour". No sheltered ancient harbour has been found, but coastal erosion would have destroyed all traces, as well as any Roman installation in the general vicinity of the harbour.

In the 4th century Count Theodosius established signal stations on the North Yorkshire coast to warn of Saxon raids. It is believed that Flamborough Head would also have had one of these stations (probably on Beacon Hill, now a gravel quarry). From the Headland an observer can see Filey, Scarborough Castle and the Whitby promontory. A fort at Bridlington would have been well placed to act as centre of operations for these forts. A network of signal stations stretching south around the broad Bridlington Bay has also been suggested.^[10] This counterpart to the northern chain would guard this huge and accessible anchorage from barbarian piracy.

Near Dukes Park are two bowl barrows known as Butt Hills. They have been designated as Ancient Monuments designated and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.^[11][12] Also nearby are the remains of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery on a farm outside of Sewerby.^[13][14][15]

During the Second World War, Bridlington suffered many air-raids with a significant number of deaths and lots of bomb damage. The Royal Air Force had various training schools operating in the town collectively known as RAF Bridlington, with one unit, No. 1104 Marine Craft Unit, being located in the town after the war had ended up until 1980.^[16][17][18]

Bridlington lies 19 miles (31 km) north-north-east of Beverley, 16 miles (26 km) south east of Scarborough, 11 miles (18 km) north east of Driffield and 24 miles (39 km) north of Kingston upon Hull, the principal city in the county. It is 179 miles (288 km) north of London. The town ranges in elevation from sea level at the beaches to 167 feet (51 m) on Bempton Lane on the outskirts. The Gypsey Race river flows through the town, with the last ¹⁄₂ mi (800 m) below ground after disappearing from sight at the Quay Road Car Park. The solid geology of the area is mainly from the Cretaceous period and consists of Chalk overlain by Quaternary Boulder clay. The chalk is exposed as the land rises to the north of the town (where a cliff, probably formed during the last interglacial, extends inland at right angles to the present sea cliff) and forms the promontory of Flamborough Head.^[25]

Bridlington is a seaside resort in an area which is said to have the highest coastal erosion rate in Europe.^[26] Southward the coast becomes low, but northward it is steep and very fine, where the great spur of Flamborough Head projects eastward. The sea front is protected by a sea wall and a wide beach encouraged by wooden groyneswhich trap the sand.^[26] Offshore, the Smithic Sands sandbank stretches out into the bay.^[27] These are an important habitat for many marine species.^[26] Both Bridlington North and south beaches have won EU environmental quality awards over a number of years.^[28]

The Hull to Scarborough railway line divides the town from south west to north east and marks where the Old Town begins to the north of the line. The Old Town has some retail businesses and the Industrial Estates as well as large residential areas. To the south of the line is where the tourist attractions lie, as well as holiday accommodation and some residential areas. As the town has grown, it has incorporated the village of Hildersthorpe.