Mappleton, Holderness Coast

Question 1

How many villages have been lost to the waves?

Answer 1

29 in the past 1000 years

Question 2

How much money has been spent protecting the village?

Answer 2

£2 million

Question 3

What defences have been put in place?

Answer 3

2 rock groynes and rock armour

Question 4

What are the 2 main reasons the erosion is so quick along the Holderness coastline?

Answer 4

The coastline is made of soft, boulder clay which is easily eroded, there is a long fetch from the North Sea which increases the energy of the waves making them more destructive

Question 5

What is the average and maximum amount of erosion that can occur along the coastline?

Answer 5

The average is 2m per year but in a stormy year 7-10m can be eroded in some places

Question 6

What property is under threat?

Answer 6

A main road (the B1242), caravan site, farmland and buildings and holiday homes

Question 7

What year were the defences built?

Answer 7

1991

Question 8

What record does Mappleton hold?

Answer 8

It is fastest eroding coast in Europe