Facts about Hull
March will see the addition of handmade burger Co., St Stephen’s to the family. We can’t wait until we open our first restaurant in Hull, which got us thinking…what do we know about Hull? Here’s a few facts we found interesting, so thought we’d share with you!
Hull’s official name is actually Kingston-upon-Hull and people from Hull are called ‘Hullensians’.
Over a quarter of the city’s population are under 20 years old. (We reckon our student discount will go down a treat!)
Finally…a food related one for you…The pattie originated in Hull. It is a flat cake with a potato, sage and onion recipe, battered and deep-fried. It is popularly eaten with fish and chips, or with just chips, or in a bread cake known as a ‘patty butty’.
If you have any facts about Hull, just comment below!
The annual Fair in the city which is over 700 years old is the biggest travelling fair in Europe!
William Wilberforce, the pioneering campaigner against slavery, was MP for Hull. His birthplace, Wilberforce House, is now a museum in the city.
Hull is home to the UK’s most commercially successful Millennium project – The Deep. It has has welcomed a huge number of visitors since opening.