1. This is the Holderness Coast
Click on the red areas to find out more about each area.
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2. Bridlington
Bridlington is a popular seaside resort and tourists put a lot of money into the local economy. The coastline here is heavily defended because there would be no tourists if the beach eroded away. Sea defences here include a sea wall and wooden groynes. Go
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3. Aldbrough
Aldbrough is a large village. Coastal erosion is rapid here and many buildings have been lost to the sea. This image shows the seaside road, which is now falling over the edge of the cliff. There are no sea defences here, but the Parish Council have lobbied for some to be built. Go
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4. Kilnsea
Kilnsea is a small village with a caravan site. Concrete sea defences were built during WWI to protect the military camps located here, but these are now badly eroded and significant loss of land regularly occurs. Go
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5. Mappleton
Mappleton is a picturesque village of approximately 50 houses. In 1991 two huge rock groynes were constructed using granite shipped over from Norway. This image shows how sand has accumulated to the north of the groynes, but land to the south has rapidly eroded. Go
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6. Skipsea
Skipsea is a rural settlement to the south of Bridlington. Agriculture is the main type of industry here so farms lose land as a result of the erosion. This type of land use is often considered less valuable than tourism, so no sea defences are found here. Go
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7. Spurn
Spurn Point is a coastal spit extending out into the Humber Estuary. The spit is constantly moving. A community of lifeboat men and their families live on the end of the point. The coastal defences are old and ineffective so Spurn may eventually become an island. Go
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8. Withernsea
Withernsea is a small town with a thriving tourism industry during the summer months. The coastline here is heavily defended with a sea wall, flood gates, wooden groynes and rock armour. Go
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9. Lost Villages
The red squares are villages that have been lost to the sea due to erosion. You will need to compare this map to the previous one for question 2c. Go
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10. Current Rates of Erosion
The purple bars show the rate of erosion in 2010. Go
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Task 3

11. Geology (rock type) of the Holderness Coast
The orange is boulder clay. The pink is chalk and the brown is alluvium. Go
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12. The light blue arrows show the direction of long shore drift.Go
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Task 4

13. Task 4 Do this task in your exercise books! Answer the question:
How should the erosion of the Holderness coastline be managed in the future?
Consider:
where should be protected
how areas could be protected
Use your work from the previous Holderness lesson to help.
You should include:
a title
a map (copied from the power point) with a key.
a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of each option.
a decision about the best option for the future of the Holderness coastline. Go
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