Visit West Ella Places

Welcome to Visit West Ella Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in West Ella

  

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

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West Ella history

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West Ella has been interpreted to mean “Aelf(a)’s Western Woodland Clearing”, and be Old English in origin. In 1801 the villages population of 79 was 79; in 1851 the population was 1851. Unlike its eastern neighbour Kirk Ella no movement of Hull merchants to, or pattern of construction of large houses took place in the village during the 18th and 19th century. The village was ‘Gothicised’ by its owners the Sykes family in the 19th Century.

West Ella geography / climate

West Ella is 0.6 miles (1 km) roughly west of the traditional village centre of Kirk Ella. The village lies in the eastern foothills of the Yorkshire Wolds and is at between 40 and 60 metres (130 and 200 ft) above sea level, rising westward. Most of the village is a conservation area due to the picturesque nature of the area.

You can visit West Ella places with Walkfo West Ella to hear history at West Ella’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo West Ella has 21 places to visit in our interactive West 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 West 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 West Ella places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to West Ella & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 21 audio facts unique to West Ella places in an interactive West Ella map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit West Ella Places Map
21 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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West Ella historic spots	West Ella tourist destinations	West Ella plaques	West Ella geographic features
Walkfo West Ella tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in West Ella

  

Best West Ella places to visit

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

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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