In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ellerker like this:
ELLERKER, a township-chapelry in Brantingham parish, E. R. Yorkshire; 1 mile S of South Cave, and 2¼ NNW of Brough r. station. Post town, South Cave, under Brough. Real property, £3, 446. Pop., 341. Houses, 69. The property is divided among a few. Part of the surface is Ellerker Sand. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Brantingham, in the diocese of York. The church is tolerable; and there is a Primitive Methodist chapel.
Ellerker through time
Ellerker is now part of East Riding of Yorkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Riding of Yorkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ellerker itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ellerker, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12415
Date accessed: 15th May 2024
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