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Ellerker

Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
label_position	top
official_name	Ellerker
static_image	St Anne's Church, Ellerker.jpg
static_image_caption	St Anne's Church
population	307
population_ref	(2011 census)
civil_parish	Ellerker
unitary_england	East Riding of Yorkshire
region	Yorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_england	East Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminster	Goole and Pocklington
post_town	BROUGH
postcode_district	HU15
postcode_area	HU
dial_code	01430
os_grid_reference	SE920294
london_distance_mi	155
london_direction	S

Ellerker is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 10 mi west of Hull city centre and 13 mi east of the market town of Howden. It lies 1 mi south of the A63 road junction with the A1034 road.

According to the 2011 UK Census, Ellerker parish had a population of 307,{{NOMIS2011 Ellerker lies within the Parliamentary constituency of Goole and Pocklington.

'Ellerker' means a "marsh where alder trees grow", from Old English alor or aler "alder" and Old Norse kjarr "marsh". The name was recorded as Alrecher in the 11th century and Alekirr in 1139. Same name as Orcher (Normandy, Aurichier 12th century).

In 1823, Ellerker was in the parish of Brantingham and the Wapentake of Howdenshire. Village population was 249, including eight farmers, a corn miller, a shopkeeper, a tailor, a shoemaker, and a carpenter. Also listed in directories were three yeomen and a curate of the village church. Once a week a carrier operated from the village to Hull and Wilton.

The village church is dedicated to St Anne and is designated as a Grade II listed building.

Sir Rafe Ellerker is cited in Part 1 of the title 'The Last Years of a Frontier' — D. L. W. Tough, concerning his survey of the Border Marches, 1541.

References

de Beaurepaire, François. (1979). "Les Noms des communes et anciennes paroisses de la Seine-Maritime". A & J Picard with the support of [[CNRS]].
Baines, Edward. (1823). "History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York".
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Tough, D. L. W.. (1928). "The Last Years Of A Frontier. A History of the Borders During the Reign of Elizabeth".

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