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ELLA (Kirk), a township and a parish in Sculcoates district, E. R. Yorkshire. The township lies 3 miles N of Hessle r. station, and 5 WNW of Hull; and has a post office under Hull. Acres, 980. Real property, £3, 128. Pop., 250. Houses, 57. The parish includes also the townships of West Ella and Anlaby. Acres, 4, 390. Real property, £8, 021. Pop., 1, 148. Houses, 250. The property is much subdivided. The manor belonged, at Domesday, to Ralph de Mortimer, and passed to the Wakes. West Ella House is the seat of the Sykes family. Many handsome residences here belong to the merchants of Hull. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £235.* Patron, R. Sykes, Esq The church is ancient and in fair condition; has a lofty tower; and contains monuments of the Sykeses.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Kirk Ella CP/AP Sculcoates RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
| Place names: | ELLA | ELLA KIRK | KIRK ELLA |
| Place: | Kirk Ella |
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