Ellel, Lancashire

Ellel is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. It had a population of 4,895 in 2011,[1] up from 2,521 in 2001[2] The parish includes the villages of Bay Horse, Galgate and Hampson Green, and part of Dolphinholme.

Ellel
The Cotton Mill Express passes the historic silk mill at Galgate
Ellel is located in the City of Lancaster district
Ellel
Ellel
Location in the City of Lancaster district
Ellel is located in Lancashire
Ellel
Ellel
Location within Lancashire
Population4,895 (2011)
OS grid referenceSD485560
Civil parish
  • Ellel
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLANCASTER
Postcode districtLA2
Dialling code01524
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

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 in the same name exists, currently represented by Sally Maddocks and Paul Tynan (Both Green). This ward stretches to Abbeystead in the east with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 6,854.[3]

See also

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ellel Parish (E04005187)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. "Parish headcount" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
  3. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
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