Place:Lelley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameLelley
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Coordinates53.775°N 0.166°W
Located inEast Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1935)
Also located inYorkshire, England     ( - 1935)
See alsoPreston, East Riding of Yorkshire, Englandancient parish in which it was a township
Holderness Wapentake, East Riding of Yorkshire, Englandwapentake in which the parish was located
Skirlaugh Rural, East Riding of Yorkshire, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1935
Elstronwick, East Riding of Yorkshire, Englandparish into which it was absorbed in 1935
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Name of parish Lelley Image:ERYHoldernessWapentake60.png
Type of place township, civil parish
Ancient parishPreston
WapentakeHolderness
First Rural District Skirlaugh Rural District (1894-1935)
Parish to which it transferred Elstronwick
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Lelley is a small village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Hull city centre and 3 miles (5 km) north of Hedon.

The village has formed part of the civil parish of Elstronwick since 1935.

Lelley Wesleyan Methodist Church was demolished in the late 19th century.

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.

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Holderness

This is an area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the east coast of England. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages. Topographically, Holderness has more in common with the Netherlands than other parts of Yorkshire. To the north and west are the Yorkshire Wolds. The Prime Meridian passes through Holderness just to the east of Patrington.

From 1974 to 1996 Holderness lay within the Borough of Holderness in the short-lived county of Humberside. Holderness was the name of an ancient administrative area called a wapentake until the 19th century, when its functions were replaced by other local government bodies, particularly after the 1888 Local Government Act and the 1894 Local Government Act. The city of Kingston upon Hull lies in the southwest corner of Holderness and the town of Bridlington borders the northeast, but both are usually considered to be outside Holderness. The main towns include Beverley, Withernsea, Hornsea and Hedon. The Holderness Coast stretches from Flamborough Head to Spurn Head.
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