Great Kelk

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London170 mi (270 km) S

Civil parish

• Kelk

Post townDRIFFIELD

Great Kelk
Great Kelk Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	TA103580
• London	170 mi (270 km) S
Civil parish	Kelk
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DRIFFIELD
Postcode district	YO25
Dialling code	01262
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Bridlington and The Wolds
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°00′23″N 0°19′01″W / 54.006319°N 0.317004°W / 54.006319; -0.317004

Great Kelk is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kelk, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-west of Bridlington. In 1931 the parish had a population of 117.^[1]

The name Kelk derives from the Old English celce meaning 'chalkland'.^[2]

In 1823 Great Kelk inhabitants numbered 158. Occupations included eight farmers, a gardener, a shoemaker, and the landlord of the Board public house.^[3]

Great Kelk was formerly a township in the parish of Foston on the Wolds,^[4] from 1866 Great Kelk was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Little Kelk to form "Kelk".^[5]