Ellerton, Yorkshire
| Ellerton | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Ellerton, 2004 | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE704398 |
| Location: | 53°51’1"N, 0°55’49"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 388 (2011) |
| Post town: | York |
| Postcode: | YO42 |
| Dialling code: | 01757 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Haltemprice and Howden |
Ellerton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in the Harthill Wapentake. It is found eight miles north-west of Howden and eight miles south-west of Pocklington, the two nearest market town.
The village is to the west of the B1228 road and east of the River Derwent. The 2011 census recorded a parish population of 388,
Parish church
The parish church of St Mary, was built by John Loughborough Pearson as architect. The church is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History
A priory of canons of the Gilbertine Order existed at Ellerton, which was known as Ellerton Priory. The priory was founded before 1212, and relinquished on 11 December 1536 under the Suppression of the Monasteries. The site of the priory is now a scheduled ancient monument.[2]
In 1823 it was recorded that Ellerton contained a Methodist chapel and a chapel dedicated to St Mary. The village had a population of 318, with occupations including ten farmers, a corn miller, a tailor, and a shopkeeper. A shoemaker was also a licensed victualler of The Board public house. Also directory-listed was a school master, a gentleman and a vicar. Once a week a carrier operated between the village and York.[3]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Ellerton, Yorkshire) |
- Ellerton, Yorkshire in the Domesday Book
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1083208: Church of St Mary (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1005225: Site of Ellerton Priory (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- ↑ Baines, Edward: 'History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York' (1823); page 201
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 5.
- "The Ellerton One-Place Study". http://www.bubwith.net/ellerton/index.html. Retrieved 19 November 2022. "Provides the history of the parish"
