Great Kelk Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Great Kelk Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 8 August 2023.
  2. Baines, Edward; History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York (1823), p.359.
  3. Web site: History of Great Kelk, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding. A Vision of Britain through Time. 8 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Relationships and changes Great Kelk Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 8 August 2023.