Lelley
Lelley is a small village in the civil parish of Elstronwick, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately north-east of Kingston upon Hull city centre and north of Hedon.
Lelley was formerly a township in the parish of Preston, [East Riding of Yorkshire|Preston], in 1866 Lelley became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Elstronwick. In 1931 the parish had a population of 112.
Lelley comes from the word 'Lelle' which means 'clearing in the woods'.
The village contains a public house, two benches and a telephone box.
Lelley Wesleyan [Methodist Church (Great Britain)|Wesleyan Methodist Church] was built in the village in 1859.
In 1823 Lelley was in the parish of Preston and the Wapentake and Liberty of Holderness. Population was 119, which included a carrier who operated between the village and Hull once a week.
The Lelley Windmill, a six-storey corn mill completed in 1790, is a Grade II* Listed Building.