'''Kingston upon Hull''' (almost universally known as '''Hull''' - not to be confused with Kingston upon Thames near [[London]], known simply as Kingston) is a major port city in the county of [[East Yorkshire]] in northern [[England]] located on the north bank of the [[River Humber]] a few miles above its entrance to the [[North Sea]]. It is a major trading port and has a significant fishing fleet, and is home to the University of Hull (founded 1927) (the new University of Lincoln, formerly the University of Humberside, also has a campus in the city). | '''Kingston upon Hull''' (almost universally known as '''Hull''' - not to be confused with Kingston upon Thames near [[London]], known simply as Kingston) is a major port city in the county of [[East Yorkshire]] in northern [[England]] located on the north bank of the [[River Humber]] a few miles above its entrance to the [[North Sea]]. It is a major trading port and has a significant fishing fleet, and is home to the University of Hull (founded 1927) (the new University of Lincoln, formerly the University of Humberside, also has a campus in the city). |