medieval Yorkshire
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Ravenser Odd: The Medieval Yorkshire Town the Sea Swallowed Whole
A market town with two MPs in Parliament and more trade than Hull now lies under the Humber, and nobody has found the exact spot yet.
Stand at Spurn Point on a clear day, and...
History
Ravenser Odd: The Yorkshire Port That Outranked Hull Before the Sea Took It
A medieval Yorkshire town sent two men to Parliament, collected tolls from over a hundred ships a year, and today lies completely underwater off Spurn Point.
In 1295, a port on the Yorkshire coast sent...
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