Lelley
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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 (11.3 km) north east of Hull
city centre and 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Hedon
.
Lelley forms part of the civil parish of Elstronwick
.
Lelley comes from the word 'Lelle' which means 'clearing in the woods'.
Lelley isn't actually a village, but a Hamlet. Lelley contains one public house, two benches (one a war memorial and the other a millennium bench) and a phone box complete with pristine phone directories.
Lelley was once home to a Wesleyan Methodist Church until it was knocked down the late 19th century.
The largest potato in the UK was grown in a field in Lelley.
Lelley is surrounded by lovely countryside views and rural farmlands.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, in an area known as Holderness
Holderness
Holderness 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...
. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11.3 km) north east of Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
city centre and 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Hedon
Hedon
Hedon is a small town and civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre. It lies to the north of the A1033 road at the crossroads of the B1240 and B1362 roads....
.
Elstronwick
Elstronwick is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately north east of the town of Hedon and north west of the village of Burton Pidsea....
.
Lelley comes from the word 'Lelle' which means 'clearing in the woods'.
Lelley isn't actually a village, but a Hamlet. Lelley contains one public house, two benches (one a war memorial and the other a millennium bench) and a phone box complete with pristine phone directories.
Lelley was once home to a Wesleyan Methodist Church until it was knocked down the late 19th century.
The largest potato in the UK was grown in a field in Lelley.
Lelley is surrounded by lovely countryside views and rural farmlands.