Post Office Directory of North and East Ridings of Yorkshire with the City of York: 1872
ELLERTON, or ELLERTON PRIORY, is a parish and township, in the union and county court district of Howden; Holme Beacon division of Harthill wapentake, rural deanery of Weighton, archdeaconry of the East Riding and York diocese; 3 miles north from Bubwith, on the Selby and Market Weighton Railway, 9 north-west from Howden, and situated on the east of the river Derwent. The church of St. Mary is a handsome stone building, in the Norman style, with a small spire and 2 bells: the interior consists of nave, aisle, and chancel: all the windows contain a portion of stained glass from the Old Priory. The living is a vicarage, yearly value £110, in the gift of the Rev. Joseph Dunnington Jefferson, and held by the Rev. Henry Collins, of St. Aidans. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists.
There are almshouses for three poor people. The landowners are Miss Hall, J. Lund, esq., and H. G. Bridges, esq. The soil is sand and clay; subsoil, sand. The chief crops are wheat, potatoes, barley, oats, and turnips. The population in 1861 was 338, and in 1871 it was 328; the acreage is 2,552; gross estimated rental, £3,565; and rateable value, £3,276.
Parish Clerk, John Thompson.
Letters through York, by foot post, arrive at 11.30 a.m; dispatched at 1 p.m. The nearest money order office is at Bubwith
CARRIERS TO:-
SELBY - John Laverack, on monday
YORL - Richard Dearing & John Laverack, on saturday
Browne Mr. Robert
Collins Rev. Henry
COMMERCIAL
Adamson William, farmer
Anson George, farmer
Barker Thomas, shoe maker
Brockelsby John, builder
Cass Henry, Half Moon, & blacksmith
Dale Richard, farmer
Dearing Richard, shopkeeper & carrier
Etherington George, mattress maker
Fenwick John, miller
Ferby Wm. farmer, North Rose moor
Harrison Robert, wheelwright
Howden John, blacksmith
Howden Thomas, shopkeeper
Knapton Chas. farmer, Ellerton grange
Laverack John, shopkeeper & carrier
Newham William, farmer
Nutt David, farmer, The Hall
Richardson William, shoe maker
Scott George, wheelwright
Sharp William, shopkeeper
Stephenson Francis, farmer
Tate Thomas, Boot & Shoe
Taylor Joseph, farmer
Wake George, farmer
Watson Joseph, farmer
Watson Joseph, farmer
Wilkinson Robert, farmer