Kelk (Yorkshire de l'Est)

Kelk est une paroisse civile du Yorkshire de l'Est, en Angleterre.

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(en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Kelk, East Riding of Yorkshire » (voir la liste des auteurs).

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Kelk, East Riding of Yorkshire

Kelk is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated 7 miles (11 km) to the south-west of Bridlington town centre and covering an area of 768.523 hectares (1,899.06 acres). The civil parish is formed by the village of Great Kelk and the hamlet of Little Kelk. According to the 2011 UK census, Kelk parish had a population of 158, a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 180.

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Little Kelk

Little Kelk is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Kelk, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-west of Bridlington town centre.

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Great Kelk

Great Kelk is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kelk, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-west of Bridlington. In 1931 the parish had a population of 117. The name Kelk derives from the Old English celce meaning 'chalkland'. In 1823 Great Kelk inhabitants numbered 158. Occupations included eight farmers, a gardener, a shoemaker, and the landlord of the Board public house. Great Kelk was formerly a township in the parish of Foston on the Wolds, from 1866 Great Kelk was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Little Kelk to form "Kelk".

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Lowthorpe railway station

Lowthorpe railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Lowthorpe on the Yorkshire Coast Line from Scarborough to Hull and was opened on 6 October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 5 January 1970.

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Gransmoor

Gransmoor is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Burton Agnes, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) south-west of the town of Bridlington and 3 miles (5 km) south-east of the village of Burton Agnes. In 1931 the parish had a population of 83. In 1823 Gransmoor was in the parish of Burton Agnes and the Wapentake of Dickering. Population was 85, which included six farmers and a carrier who operated between the hamlet and Bridlington once weekly. By 1840 population was 93, again with six farmers. A chapel was built in 1839 by the owner of all 1,100 acres (4.5 km2) of hamlet land. Gransmoor was formerly a township in the parish of Burton-Agnes, from 1866 Gransmoor was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Burton Agnes. The name Gransmoor derives from the Old English Grantesmōr or Grentesmōr meaning 'Grante's' or 'Grente's moor'.

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