Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 54.0063°N -0.317°W |
Label Position: | left |
Official Name: | Great Kelk |
Civil Parish: | Kelk |
Unitary England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Lieutenancy England: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Constituency Westminster: | East Yorkshire |
Post Town: | DRIFFIELD |
Postcode District: | YO25 |
Postcode Area: | YO |
Dial Code: | 01262 |
Os Grid Reference: | TA103580 |
London Distance Mi: | 170 |
London Direction: | S |
Static Image: | Great Kelk.jpg |
Great Kelk is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kelk, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7.5miles south-west of Bridlington. In 1931 the parish had a population of 117.[1]
In 1823 Great Kelk inhabitants numbered 158. Occupations included eight farmers, a gardener, a shoemaker, and the landlord of the Board public house.[2]
Great Kelk was formerly a township in the parish of Foston-on-the-Wolds,[3] from 1866 Great Kelk was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Little Kelk to form "Kelk".[4]