Lelley | |
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Village | |
Main Street in Lelley | |
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
OS grid reference | TA209325 |
• London | 155 mi (249 km) S |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HULL |
Postcode district | HU12 |
Dialling code | 01482 |
Police | Humberside |
Fire | Humberside |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
Lelley is a small village in the civil parish of Elstronwick,[1] in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Kingston upon Hull city centre and 3 miles (5 km) north of Hedon.
Lelley was formerly a township in the parish of Preston,[2] in 1866 Lelley became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Elstronwick.[3] In 1931 the parish had a population of 112.[4]
Lelley comes from the word 'Lelle' which means 'clearing in the woods'.[5]
The village contains a public house, two benches (one a war memorial and the other a millennium bench) and a telephone box.
Lelley Wesleyan Methodist Church was built in the village in 1859.[6]
In 1823 Lelly was in the parish of Preston and the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. Population was 119, which included a carrier who operated between the village and Hull once a week.[7]
The Lelley Windmill, a six-storey corn mill completed in 1790, is a Grade II* Listed Building.[8]