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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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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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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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Harpham
Harpham is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located just south of the A614 road, approximately 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Driffield and 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Bridlington.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Harpham and the hamlets of Lowthorpe and Ruston Parva. According to the 2011 UK census, Harpham parish had a population of 303, a decline on the 2001 UK census figure of 318.
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Lowthorpe
Lowthorpe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Harpham, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-east of Driffield town centre and 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Bridlington town centre. In 1931 the parish had a population of 159. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Harpham.
It lies south-east of the A614 road and just north-west of the Yorkshire Coast railway line from Hull to Scarborough. Lowthorpe railway station served the village until it closed on 5 January 1970.
The name Lowthorpe derives from the Old Norse Lagiþorp or Logiþorp meaning 'Lagi's' or 'Logi's secondary settlement'.
The church dedicated to St Martin was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.
In 1823 Lowthorpe (then spelt 'Lowthorp'), was in the Wapentake of Dickering. The church and perpetual curacy was under the patronage of the St Quintin family. Population at the time was 149, with occupations including nine farmers, a linen manufacturer, a corn miller, and a rope maker. Residents included William Thomas St Quintin Esquire, of Lowthorp Hall, and a gentleman.