Great_Kelk

Great Kelk

Great Kelk

Village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Great Kelk is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kelk, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-west of Bridlington. In 1931 the parish had a population of 117.[1]

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In 1823 Great Kelk inhabitants numbered 158. Occupations included eight farmers, a gardener, a shoemaker, and the landlord of the Board public house.[2]

Great Kelk was formerly a township in the parish of Foston-on-the-Wolds,[3] from 1866 Great Kelk was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Little Kelk to form "Kelk".[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Population statistics Great Kelk Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. [2]
    Baines, Edward; History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York (1823), p.359. ISBN 1230139141
  3. [3]
    "History of Great Kelk, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Relationships and changes Great Kelk Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  • Gazetteer – A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6.

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