Withernsea is a seaside resort town and also civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, as well as creates the focal point for a wider neighborhood of little villages in Holderness. Its most renowned landmark is the white inland lighthouse, rising around 127 feet (39 m) above Hull Road. The lighthouse-- no longer energetic-- now houses a museum to 1950s actress Kay Kendall, that was born in the town. The Prime Meridian crosses the coastline to the north-west of Withernsea. According to the 2011 UK census, Withernsea parish had a population of 6,159, a boost on the 2001 UK census number of 5,980. Like lots of seaside resorts, Withernsea has a broad boardwalk which reaches north as well as southern from Pier Towers, the historical entry to the pier, constructed in 1877 at an expense of £12,000. The pier was originally 399 yards (365 metres) long, but was gradually decreased in size with numerous influences by local ships, starting with the Saffron in 1880 before the crash by an unnamed ship in 1888, once more by a Grimsby angling boat and also once again by the Henry Parr in 1893, leaving the as soon as grand pier with a simple 50 feet (15 metres) of damaged timber and also steel, which was eliminated in 1903. The Pier Towers have actually been reconditioned.