Place:Ellerker, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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:the following text is copied from an article in Wikipedia Ellerker is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of Hull city centre and 13 miles (21 km) east of the market town of Howden. It lies 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the A63 road junction with the A1034 road. According to the 2011 UK census, Ellerker parish had a population of 307, a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 320. Its name means "marsh where alder trees grow", from Old English alor "alder" and Old Norse kjarr "marsh". The name was recorded as Alrecher in the 11th century and Alekirr in 1139. Same name as Orcher, Normandy. The local ecclesiastical parish was Brantingham in the wapentake of Howdenshire. From 1894 until 1974 Ellerker was located in the Beverley Rural District. In 1974 the rural district was abolished along with the historic county of the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Humberside 1974-1996

In 1974 most of what had been the East Riding of Yorkshire was joined with the northern part of Lincolnshire to became a new English county named Humberside. The urban and rural districts of the former counties were abolished and Humberside was divided into non-metropolitan districts. The new organization did not meet with the pleasure of the local citizenry and Humberside was wound up in 1996. The area north of the River Humber was separated into two "unitary authorities"—Kingston upon Hull covering the former City of Hull and its closest environs, and the less urban section to the west and to the north which, once again, named itself the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The phrase "Yorkshire and the Humber" serves no purpose in WeRelate. It refers to one of a series of basically economic regions established in 1994 and abolished for most purposes in 2011. See the Wikipedia article entited "Regions of England").

Research Tips

• GENUKI on Ellerker. The GENUKI page gives numerous references to local bodies providing genealogical assistance.
• A Vision of Britain through Time on Ellerker.
• The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Brantingham provides a list of useful resources for the local area.