Lelley

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Lelley was formerly a township in the parish of Preston,[2] in 1866 Lelley became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Elstronwick.[3] In 1931 the parish had a population of 112.[4]

Lelley comes from the word 'Lelle' which means 'clearing in the woods'.[5]

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 built in the village in 1859.[6]

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.[7]

The Lelley Windmill, a six-storey corn mill completed in 1790, is a Grade II* Listed Building.[8]

Drug haul

In 5 May 2024, Lelley was the scene of a major drug haul.[9]

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