Lelley
| Lelley | |
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  Lelley Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | TA209325 |
| • London | 155 mi (249 km) S |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HULL |
| Postcode district | HU12 |
| Dialling code | 01482 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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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) north-east of Hull city centre and 3 miles (5 km) north of Hedon.
The village forms part of the civil parish of Elstronwick.
Lelley comes from the word 'Lelle' which means 'clearing in the woods'.[citation needed]
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 demolished in the late 19th century.[citation needed]
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.[1]
References
- ^ Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 363
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 7.
External links
Media related to Lelley at Wikimedia Commons- Lelley in the Domesday Book
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