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Katie O'Brien, born in Beverley, 5 miles (8 km) from Hull, tennis player, [96] Clive Sullivan, rugby league player, played for both of Hull's rugby league teams. [97] The main road into Hull from the Humber Bridge is named Clive Sullivan Way after him. Carol Thomas, former England Women’s Football Captain [98]
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Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. [3] It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, 25 miles (40 km) inland from the North Sea and 37 miles (60 km) south-east of York, the historic county town. [3]
Hull, the common name of Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire Hull City A.F.C., a football team; Hull FC, rugby league club formed in 1865, based in the west of the city; Hull Kingston Rovers (Hull KR), rugby league club formed in 1882, based in the east of the city; Port of Hull; University of Hull
Hull later surveyed lands for the new Colony of Connecticut, including Windsor and Wethersfield; helped found Fairfield; and served as a representative to the General Court and as assistant to his good friend Roger Ludlow, who appointed him associate magistrate for towns along the shoreline. [6] [7] [8] Notable people with the surname Hull include:
William Dent Priestman (23 August 1847 – 7 September 1936), born near Kingston upon Hull was a Quaker and engineering pioneer, inventor of the Priestman Oil Engine, and co-founder with his brother Samuel of the Priestman Brothers engineering company, manufacturers of cranes, winches and excavators.
Born in 1903 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, Amy Johnson was the daughter of Amy Hodge, granddaughter of William Hodge, a Mayor of Hull, and John William Johnson whose family were fish merchants in the firm of Andrew Johnson, Knudtzon and Company. She was the eldest of three sisters, the next in age being Irene who was a year ...