Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, 25 miles (40 km) inland from the North Sea, 50 miles (80 km) east of Leeds, 34 miles (55 km) south-east of York and 54 miles (87 km) north-east of Sheffield. With a population of (), Hull is the fourth-largest city in the Yorkshire and the Humber region. The town of Wyke on Hull was founded late in the 12th century by the monks of Meaux Abbey as a port from which to export their wool. Renamed Kings-town upon Hull in 1299, Hull had been a market town, military supply port, trading hub, fishing and whaling centre and industrial metropolis. Hull was an early theatre of battle in the English Civil Wars. Its 18th-century Member of Parliament, William Wilberforce, took a prominent part in the
Kingston upon Hull, generalmente abreviado como Hull, es una ciudad portuaria y autoridad unitaria en el East Riding de Yorkshire, Inglaterra. Se encuentra en el río Hull en su confluencia con el estuario de Humber, 25 millas (40 km) en el interior del Mar del Norte, 50 millas (80 km) al este de Leeds, 34 millas (55 km) al sureste de York y 54 millas (87 km) al noreste de Sheffield. Con una población de (), Hull es la cuarta ciudad más grande en el Yorkshire y la región de Humber. La ciudad de Wyke on Hull fue fundada a finales del siglo XII por los monjes de la Abadía de Meaux como un puerto desde el que exportar su lana. Renombrado Kings-town upon Hull en 1299, Hull había sido un mercado, puerto militar, centro comercial, pesca y el sector de la lana y una metrópoli industrial.