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 Location in the City of Lancaster district Show map of the City of Lancaster district Ellel Location within Lancashire Show map of Lancashire
Population	4,895 (2011)
OS grid reference	SD485560
Civil parish	Ellel
District	Lancaster
Shire county	Lancashire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LANCASTER
Postcode district	LA2
Dialling code	01524
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Lancaster and Fleetwood
List of places UK England Lancashire 53.998°N 2.785°W / 53.998; -2.785

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. This ward stretches to Abbeystead in the east with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 6,854.[3]

See also

• Listed buildings in Ellel, Lancashire

References

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