Hull but Not as You Know It Below is a handy guide to what to expect if your sat-nav accidentally directs you to Hull, Canada

Approximately 3,260 miles to the west of the Humber Bridge, across the Atlantic pond and five hours behind Greenwich Mean Time, lies an impostor - another place called Hull.

Hull, Quebec, was founded in 1800 and after initially being named Wright's Town after the settlement's founder, was named after the glorious Yorkshire city on the Humber.

It became a city in its own right, before being swallowed up in 2002 as a mere district within the city of Gatineau.

But what are the similarities between Hull, Quebec, and our own Hull? And where have their paths differed?

In Hull, Quebec, the riverside location and abundant timber resources aided the lumber trade which was in the 19th century the economic engine along the River Ottawa.

A depiction of the log-filled Ottawa River as seen from Hull was even on the back of the Canadian one dollar bill, until its replacement with the dollar coin in 1987.

The power of the water has also been used to support paper and pulp factories, but in a similar way to Hull's fishing fleet, the significance of this has declined in recent decades.