Lelley Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.7754°N -0.1664°W
Label Position:top
Official Name:Lelley
Type:Village
Civil Parish:Elstronwick
Unitary England:East Riding of Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Lieutenancy England:East Riding of Yorkshire
Constituency Westminster:Beverley and Holderness
Post Town:HULL
Postcode District:HU12
Postcode Area:HU
Dial Code:01482
Os Grid Reference:TA209325
London Distance Mi:155
London Direction:S
Static Image:Main Street, Lelley.jpg
Static Image Caption:Main Street in Lelley

Lelley is a small village in the civil parish of Elstronwick, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 7miles north-east of Kingston upon Hull city centre and 3miles north of Hedon.

Lelley was formerly a township in the parish of Preston,[1] in 1866 Lelley became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Elstronwick.[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 112.[3]

Lelley comes from the word 'Lelle' which means 'clearing in the woods'.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

The Lelley Windmill, a six-storey corn mill completed in 1790, is a Grade II* Listed Building.

Drug haul

In 2024, Lelley was the scene of a major drug haul.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Lelley, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding. A Vision of Britain through Time. 24 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Relationships and changes Lelley CP/Tn through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 24 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Population statistics Lelley CP/Tn through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 24 November 2023.
  4. Web site: Lelley :: Survey of English Place-Names . epns.nottingham.ac.uk . 5 December 2022.
  5. Book: Kelly's Directory of Hull, 1899 . 1899 . Kelly's . Hull . 597. 1131686686.
  6. [Edward Baines (1774–1848)|Baines, Edward]