Kirk Ella is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire

The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...

, England

England

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 and is located around 5 miles (8 km) west of the city of Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...

. Together with West Ella

West Ella

West Ella is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England and is located approximately west of the city of Kingston upon Hull. It is situated on the east side of the A164 road. On the other side of the A164 road is Swanland...

 it forms the civil parish of Kirk Ella and West Ella

Kirk Ella and West Ella

Kirk Ella and West Ella is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the west of Kingston upon Hull city centre and covering an area of .It is bordered by Anlaby, Hessle, Swanland and Willerby....

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The traditional centre of the village is the area around St Andrew's Church, which is a Grade I listed building. The village centre is home to a local shop, newsagent and several other businesses. The hair salon owned and run by British and International Hairdresser of the Year, Mark Hill

Mark Hill

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, is also situated in the village centre.

The singer David Whitfield

David Whitfield

David Whitfield was a popular British male tenor vocalist. This operatic-style tenor had a formidable and predominantly female fan base in the 1950s.-Life and career:...

 lived here in the 1960s in a house called Cara Mia

Cara Mia

"Cara Mia" is a popular song published in 1954 and became a hit for English singer David Whitfield in 1954 and a #4 hit by the American pop group Jay and the Americans in 1965. The title means "my beloved" in Italian....

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Kirk Ella is surrounded to the east by the neighbouring villages of Willerby

Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire

Willerby is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that is located about west of Kingston upon Hull city centre. According to the 2001 UK census, Willerby parish had a population of 8,056....

 and Anlaby

Anlaby

Anlaby is a village located just west of Kingston upon Hull, and is in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is bordered by Anlaby Common , Willerby, Kirk Ella and Hessle. It lies to the east of the B1232 road and on the B1231 road...

, to the north also by Willerby

Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire

Willerby is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that is located about west of Kingston upon Hull city centre. According to the 2001 UK census, Willerby parish had a population of 8,056....

, and to the west by West Ella

West Ella

West Ella is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England and is located approximately west of the city of Kingston upon Hull. It is situated on the east side of the A164 road. On the other side of the A164 road is Swanland...

 and Swanland

Swanland

Swanland is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England. The village is about to the west of Kingston upon Hull city centre and north of the Humber Estuary on the B1231 road. To the east lies West Ella, to the west, separated by farmland, lies Melton and to the south...

. To the south lie a few miles of agricultural land, before the town of Hessle

Hessle

Hessle is a town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, situated west of Kingston upon Hull city centre. Geographically it is part of a larger urban area which consists of the city of Kingston upon Hull, the town of Hessle and a number of other villages but is not part of the...

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Along with it's neighbours West Ella

West Ella

West Ella is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England and is located approximately west of the city of Kingston upon Hull. It is situated on the east side of the A164 road. On the other side of the A164 road is Swanland...

 and Swanland

Swanland

Swanland is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England. The village is about to the west of Kingston upon Hull city centre and north of the Humber Estuary on the B1231 road. To the east lies West Ella, to the west, separated by farmland, lies Melton and to the south...

, Kirk Ella makes up one of the most exclusive areas of East Yorkshire.

External links

• St Andrew's Church website - the church situated in Kirk Ella, East Riding of Yorkshire.

- St Andrew's Church