Kingston upon Hull
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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. 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. With a population of 268,852 (2022), it is the fourth-largest city in the Yorkshire and the Humber region after Leeds, Sheffield and Bradford.
Image: Hull City Hall Apr 23
Image: The view from floor seven of Hull College (geograph 6354886)
Image: Hull Marina, Kingston upon Hull (geograph 7197573)
Image: Queens Gardens, Hull geograph.org.uk 810033
Leeds
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Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. The city was a small manorial borough in the 13th century and a market town in the 16th century. It expanded by becoming a major production centre, including of carbonated water, which was invented there in the 1760s, and trading centre for the 17th and 18th centuries.
Image: Leeds Town Hall (30th January 2019)
Image: County Arcade (2022)
Image: Granary Wharf Flickr 16 June 2023 2
Image: Leeds Dock Flickr 4 August 2022