Kirk Ella

Kirk Ella
Village and civil parish
Godmans Lane, Kirk Ella
Kirk Ella
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population5,638 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceTA018294
 London155 mi (249 km) S
Civil parish
  • Kirk Ella
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHULL
Postcode districtHU10
Dialling code01482
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

Kirk Ella is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The parish includes the village of West Ella. The village is situated 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Hull.

Kirk Ella has been a village since at least the 11th century: it remained a relatively unimportant hamlet until the 18th and 19th centuries, when it became a location of choice for merchants of Hull wishing to live outside the city. Several large houses were built during this period, without any substantial increase in village population. After the 1920s, the village grew substantially, with large amounts of high quality housing surrounding the traditional village centre. The village continued to grow during the second half of the 20th century, becoming a large suburb, contiguous with Anlaby and Willerby.

The civil parish is called "Kirk Ella and West Ella".