Bridlington

Bridlington, a coastal town and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, sometimes known as the "Lobster Capital of Europe". belongs to the unitary authority and ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is about 28 miles north of Hull and 34 miles east of York. The Gypsey Race enters the North Sea at its harbour. The 2011 Census gave a parish population of 35,369. As a minor sea-fishing port, it is known for shellfish. Alongside small firms in manufacturing, retail and the services, its main trade is summer tourism. It is twinned with Millau, France, and Bad Salzuflen, Germany. It holds one of the UK's coastal weather stations. The Priory Church of St Mary and associated Bayle Gate are Grade I listed buildings on the site of an Augustinian Priory.

The town's origins are uncertain, but archaeological evidence shows habitation in the Bronze Age and in Roman Britain. The settlement at the Norman conquest was called Bretlinton, later becoming Berlington, Brellington and Britlington before gaining its modern name in the 19th century. The 1086 Domesday Book has Bretlinton. The several suggested origins of this name all trace the Anglo-Saxon custom of naming a person with a settlement type. Here the personal names advanced have included Bretel, Bridla and Berhtel, attached to -ingtūn, a Saxon expression for a farm.

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