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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ellerby like this:
ELLERBY, a township in Swine parish, E. R. Yorkshire; 7½ miles NE by N of Hull. It includes the hamlets of Dowthorpe, Longthorpe, Oubrough, and Woodall. Acres, 3, 470. Real property, £3, 413. Pop., 304. Houses, 54. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Ellerby is now part of EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ellerby itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ellerby, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12412
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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