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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Kirk Ella

  

Kirk Ella Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Kirk Ella

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Kirk Ella history

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Early history

The name “Kirk Ella” is thought to derive from the Old English, and mean “Aelf(a)’s Woodland Clearing with a Church” Kirk Ella appears in the 11th century Domesday survey as Aluengi (Ella) There is some evidence for human activity in the area as far back as the Bronze Age.

1750–1900

From the 1750s onwards many of the wealthy merchants and shipowners of Kingston upon Hull began moving their residences out of Hull, mostly westwards towards the higher ground of the wolds foothills. The fields around Kirk Ella, West Ella and Willerby were enclosed in by acts of 1796 and 1824. The village consisted of no more than a few houses on Church Lane, and the east end of Godmans Lane. In 1838 the village became part of Hunsley Beacon Division of the Harthill Wapentake.

1900–2000

From 1850 to the 1930s there was minimal building growth within the village. By 1910 the town included a school which had been built on the corner of Mill Road (now Mill Lane) and West Ella Road, and a cemetery at the south end of Mill Lane. An 18-hole golf course designed by James Braid was established west of the village from 1924 by the Hull Golf Club (1921) Limited.

Recent events (2000 – present)

Wolfreton Upper School was made surplus to requirements by the development of a new school building on the field at the rear of the Lower School site down Carr Lane in Willerby. The village held a village party in the centre of the village and a large fête at the church.

Kirk Ella geography / climate

Kirk Ella is located at the north-western edge of the suburbs of Kingston upon Hull, within the East Riding of Yorkshire. The parish covers an area of 523.715 hectares (1,294.13 acres) and is situated at heights of between 10 and 60 metres (33 and 197 ft) above sea level, rising east to west. According to the 2011 UK census, the parish had a population of 5,638, a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure.

You can visit Kirk Ella places with Walkfo Kirk Ella to hear history at Kirk Ella’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Kirk Ella has 26 places to visit in our interactive Kirk Ella map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Kirk Ella, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Kirk Ella places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Kirk Ella & the surrounding areas.

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26 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Kirk Ella places to visit

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Kirk Ella has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Kirk Ella’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Kirk Ella’s information audio spots:

Springhead engine shed, Hull Springhead engine shed was opened by the Hull and Barnsley Railway (HBR) in 1885. The shed was closed by British Railways in July 1961 and subsequently demolished.

Haltemprice Priory Haltemprice Priory was an Augustinian monastery in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The original monastic buildings have long since gone, but ruins of a farmhouse, built in 1584, remain.

De la Pole Hospital De la Pole Hospital was a mental health facility in Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was established in the 1920s and 1930s.

Tranby Croft Tranby Croft is a large Grade II listed Victorian country house and estate at Anlaby, near Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The house is built in white brick with ashlar dressing in three storeys with a nine bay frontage.

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