Ellel is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
City of Lancaster
The City of Lancaster, or simply ''Lancaster'' (), is a non-metropolitan district, local government district with City status in the United Kingdom, city status in Lancashire, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, Lanca ...
in the English county of
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...
. It had a population of 4,895 in 2011, up from 2,521 in 2001 The parish includes the villages of
Bay Horse
Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish-brown or brown body color with a black point coloration on the mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs. Bay is one of the most common coat colors in many horse breeds.
The black a ...
,
Galgate
Galgate is a village in the City of Lancaster, just south of Lancaster University, and about south of Lancaster itself in the English county of Lancashire.
Etymology
The name ''Galgate'' is from ''Galwaithegate'', a road that continues north ...
and
Hampson Green, and part of
Dolphinholme
Dolphinholme is a historic village in Lancashire, North West England.
History
In the 18th and 19th centuries the village played an important part in the Industrial Revolution. Thomas Hinde founded a mill in Lower Dolphinholme in 1795.
This w ...
.
The disused Church of St Mary was built on Ellel Grange estate in 1873 by W. & G. Audsley. The Anglican parish of Ellel is currently served by
St John's Church which has stood in its present form since 1907.
Hay Carr on the outskirts of Ellel is a country house built by Thomas Lamb in 1750 and later owned by the Sandeman Port family.
Governance
An
electoral ward
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t ...
in the same name exists, currently represented by Sally Maddocks and Paul Tynan
(Both Green). This ward stretches to
Abbeystead
Abbeystead is a small hamlet located in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in Lancashire, England. Abbeystead lies close to the Trough of Bowland but even in medieval times, was considered part of Wyresdale rather than ...
in the east with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 6,854.
See also
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Listed buildings in Ellel, Lancashire
Ellel, Lancashire, Ellel is a Civil parishes in England, civil parish in City of Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It contains 47 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Gr ...
References
Villages in Lancashire
Civil parishes in Lancashire
Geography of the City of Lancaster
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