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Great Kelk

Coordinates: 54°00′23″N 0°19′01″W / 54.006319°N 0.317004°W / 54.006319; -0.317004
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Great Kelk
Great Kelk is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Great Kelk
Great Kelk
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceTA103580
• London170 mi (270 km) S
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDRIFFIELD
Postcode districtYO25
Dialling code01262
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°00′23″N 0°19′01″W / 54.006319°N 0.317004°W / 54.006319; -0.317004

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]

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

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  1. ^ "Population statistics Great Kelk Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ Baines, Edward; History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York (1823), p.359. ISBN 1230139141
  3. ^ "History of Great Kelk, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  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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