Place:Leven, Yorkshire, England

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Leven is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is about west of Hornsea town centre and lies northwest of the A165 road, which was built, after a long campaign by residents, to bypass the village and opened 25 May 1994.

According to the 2001 UK census, Leven parish had a population of 2,240.

Leven Canal, a Site of Special Scientific Interest links the village to the River Hull, although it is now closed. The canal was opened in 1804 having been cut by the order of Mrs Charlotte Bethel, Lady of the Manor. The 3 1/4 mile long canal started at the River Hull and was constructed to allow sailing barges to reach the warehouses at Canal Head on the southern edge of the village. Constructed in 1825, the two warehouses served two principal functions - storage of local grain ready for barge transport to Hull and Beverley and a depository for coal.

Linley Hill Airfield is located nearby and is home to a number of flying activities including Hull Aero Club which was founded in the 1920s and featured Amy Johnson amongst former students. On 20 December 2012, plans were put forward to Leven Parish Council to expand the airfield by adding a full length tarmac runway. This would allow the departure and arrival of passenger aircraft on the site, which would be renamed Leven International Airport. Work on the airport is due to start in April 2013 and the first flights will take off in Spring 2017.

The Canadian politician George Dinsdale was born in Leven in 1887.

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