Where Is Hull? Hull is in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and its official title is ‘Kingston Upon Hull’ (originally ‘Kings-Town in 1299). Where Is Hull? It is situated on the banks of the River Hull (which splits the city into East Hull and West Hull) and flows into the Humber Estuary, which also gives its name to the wider region, Humberside. Sport Rugby League continues to be one of the major sports in Hull. There is a fierce rivalry between two teams: Hull FC (west side, formed in 1865, play in black and white) and Hull Kingston Rovers (east side, started in 1882 and play red and white). Both are currently in the Super League. The football team, Hull City, was founded in 1904 and are nicknamed the ‘tigers’ due to there black and orange striped kits. Ice Hockey is also a thriving sport in Hull, its current team being the Hull Pirates. The Humber Bridge When driving to Hull along the M62 motorway, you can’t fail to be impressed by the magnificent Humber Bridge coming into view. After over 100 years of campaigning for a crossing, work began on the bridge in 1973.It took eight years to build and it was officially opened by the Queen in July 1981. At the time, it was the world’s longest single span suspension bridge. Single span means that it has a tower on each side of the Humber estuary with no Try This: Look at a map extra supports in between. and think why people wanted a bridge so much. A suspension bridge is a bridge that hangs from cables attached to the uprights. .