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