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==Settlements== {{see also|List of civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire|Category:Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire}} {{Location map+|East Riding of Yorkshire |caption='''Bold''' are cities, {{color box|Yellow}} are administrative headquarters |alt=Map showing the East Riding of Yorkshire marked in cream with main towns highlighted. |float=right |width=350 |places = {{Location map~|East Riding of Yorkshire |label=[[Beverley]] |long=-0.4275 |lat=53.8454 |background=Yellow }} {{Location map~|East Riding of Yorkshire |label=[[Bridlington]] |long=-0.2004 |lat=54.0880 |position=left |background=white }} {{Location map~|East Riding of Yorkshire |label=[[Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire|Cottingham]] |long=-0.4136 |lat=53.7821 |background=white |position= left }} {{Location map~|East Riding of Yorkshire |label=[[Driffield]] |long=-0.4381 |lat=54.0054 |background=white }} {{Location map~|East Riding of Yorkshire |label=[[Goole]] |long=-0.8691 |lat=53.6992 |background=white }} {{Location map~|East Riding of Yorkshire |label=[[Hedon]] |long=-0.1948 |lat=53.7395 |background=white }} {{Location map~|East Riding of Yorkshire |label=[[Hessle]] |long=-0.4319 |lat=53.7239 |background=white |position= bottom }} {{Location map~|East Riding of Yorkshire |label=[[Hornsea]] |long=-0.1676 |lat=53.9108 |background=white }} {{Location map~|East Riding of Yorkshire |label=[[Howden]] |long=-0.8634 |lat=53.7441 |background=white }} {{Location map~|East Riding of Yorkshire |label='''[[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]]''' |long=-0.3325 |lat=53.7443 |background=Yellow |position= top }} {{Location map~|East Riding of Yorkshire |label=[[Market Weighton]] |long=-0.6624 |lat=53.8642 |background=white |position= left }} {{Location map~|East Riding of Yorkshire |label=[[Pocklington]] |long=-0.7777 |lat=53.9275 |background=white }} {{Location map~|East Riding of Yorkshire |label=[[Snaith and Cowick|Snaith & Cowick]] |long=-1.0082 |lat=53.6912 |background=white |position= bottom }} {{Location map~|East Riding of Yorkshire |label=[[Withernsea]] |long=0.0382 |lat=53.7285 |background=white |position= bottom }} }} By population, the largest [[List of places in Yorkshire|settlements in the ceremonial county]] are: {| |width=180px| *[[Kingston upon Hull]] (257,100) *[[Bridlington]] (35,369) *[[Beverley]] (30,351) *[[Goole]] (19,518) *[[Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire|Cottingham]] (17,164) *[[Hessle]] (15,000) *[[Driffield]] (13,080) *[[Elloughton-cum-Brough]] (10,075) *[[Anlaby]] (9,794) *[[Hornsea]] (8,432) | *[[Pocklington]] (8,161) *[[Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire|Willerby]] (7,940) *[[Woodmansey]] (7,109) *[[Hedon]] (7,100) *[[Molescroft]] (6,820) *[[Market Weighton]] (6,429) *[[Withernsea]] (6,159) *[[Kirk Ella]] (5,576) *[[Howden]] (4,142) |} {{multiple images| | header = East Riding of Yorkshire settlements | total_width = 350px | perrow = 2 | image1 = Queen Victoria Statue, Kingston Upon Hull (geograph 5458090).jpg | caption1 = Hull | image2 = Summer fun at Bridlington, East Riding - geograph.org.uk - 1412953.jpg | caption2 = Bridlington | image3 = The Walkington Hayride - geograph.org.uk - 470593.jpg | caption3 = Beverley | image4 = Welton Road's junction with Elloughton Road, Brough - geograph.org.uk - 692105.jpg | caption4 = Elloughton-cum-Brough | image5 = Cottingham Day 2007.JPG | caption5 = Cottingham | image6 = Geograph-2154155-by-David-Wright.jpg | caption6 = Hessle | image7 = Market Place Driffield.jpg | caption7 = Driffield | image8 = Goole Docks and Church - geograph.org.uk - 356828.jpg | caption8 = Goole }} Kingston upon Hull is administered separately from the East Riding of Yorkshire. [[Anlaby]] and [[Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire|Willerby]] are suburban villages, almost contiguous with the Hull urban area. Bridlington is the most populous of the coastal settlements; others include [[Flamborough]], Hornsea, Withernsea and [[Aldbrough, East Riding of Yorkshire|Aldbrough]]. Settlements on the flat agricultural area of Holderness are [[Hedon]] and [[Roos]] and in the [[Great Wold Valley]] is [[Rudston]]. [[Beverley]], [[Bishop Burton]], Driffield, [[Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire|Cottingham]] and [[Lockington, East Riding of Yorkshire|Lockington]] lie is the Yorkshire Wolds eastern foot. Low-lying lands close to the [[Humber Estuary]] are [[Goole]], [[Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire|Brough]], [[North Ferriby]], [[Hessle]] and [[Kirk Ella]]. [[Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire|Stamford Bridge]], [[Pocklington]], [[Market Weighton]], [[Holme-on-Spalding-Moor]], [[Howden]] and [[South Cave]] all lie to the north and west of the area, between the [[River Derwent, Yorkshire|River Derwent]] and the scarp slope of the Wolds.<ref>{{cite book |last=AA Publishing |title=AA Road Atlas Britain 2009 |publisher=Automobile Association |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-7495-5689-1}}</ref>
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