Little Kelk is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Kelk, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south-west of Bridlington town centre.
History The name Kelk derives from the Old English celce meaning 'chalkland'.
In 1823 Little Kelk inhabitants numbered 51, two being farmers.Baines, Edward; History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York (1823), p.359.
Little Kelk was formerly an extra-parochial tract, in 1858 Little Kelk became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Great Kelk to form "Kelk". In 1931 the parish had a population of 51.
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