Withernsea is a seaside resort community as well as civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and also develops the centerpiece for a bigger community of little towns in Holderness. Its most popular site is the white inland lighthouse, climbing around 127 feet (39 m) over Hull Road. The lighthouse-- no more active-- now houses a gallery to 1950s actress Kay Kendall, that was born in the town. The Prime Meridian goes across the coastline to the north-west of Withernsea. According to the 2011 UK census, Withernsea parish had a population of 6,159, a rise on the 2001 UK census figure of 5,980. Like many seaside resorts, Withernsea has a wide promenade which reaches north and southern from Pier Towers, the historic entryway to the pier, constructed in 1877 at a cost of £12,000. The pier was initially 399 lawns (365 metres) long, however was gradually lowered in size with numerous effects by regional ships, starting with the Saffron in 1880 prior to the accident by an unnamed ship in 1888, again by a Grimsby fishing boat as well as once again by the Henry Parr in 1893, leaving the when grand pier with a simple 50 feet (15 metres) of damaged timber and steel, which was gotten rid of in 1903. The Pier Towers have been reconditioned.