Elstronwick is a village and

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in the

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, England, in an area known as

Holderness Holderness is an area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the north-east coast of England. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages. Topographically, Holderness has more in common wi ...

. It is situated approximately north-east of the town of

Hedon Hedon is a town and civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre. It lies to the north of the A1033 road at the crossroads of the B1240 and B1362 roads. It is pa ...

and north-west of the village of Burton Pidsea. St Lawrence's Church, Elstronwick

The civil parish is formed by the villages of Elstronwick and

Lelley Lelley is a small village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately north-east of Hull city centre and north of Hedon. The village forms part of the civil parish of Elstronwick. Le ...

together with the

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Danthorpe Danthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Elstronwick and the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and in an area known as Holderness. The hamlet is approximately north-east of the town of Hedon, north of the village of Burton Pidsea, and s ...

. According to the

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, Elstronwick parish had a population of 298, an increase on the

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figure of 287. The parish church of St Lawrence on Front Lane is designated a Grade II

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and is now recorded in the

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, maintained by

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. There is also a chapel. A further Grade II listed building is Elstronwick Hall. Village amenities include a small playing field. In 1823 Baines's ''History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York'' gave Elstronwick's name as 'Elsternwick'. The village at the time was in the parish of

Humbleton Humbleton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately north-east of Hull city centre. Overview The civil parish is formed by the villages of Humbleton ...

and in the

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of Holderness. There was a

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, "apparently of great antiquity", and a free school. The village had a population of 154, with occupations including six farmers, two

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s, a

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, a shoemaker, and the

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of The Crown and Anchor

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. Also directory-listed was a school mistress, two gentlemen and a foreman. Once a week a carrier operated between the village and Hull. The Crown and Anchor closed and was converted into cottages .

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