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E35 - A Walk from Sproatley
Summary
Walk Name
A Walk from Sproatley
Ref
E35
Discover Lelley Balk and Moor Gate on this easy walk.
Details
Circular Walk
Yes
Grade
Easy
Walk Type
  • Easy Walks
Ordnance Survey Explorer Map
292
Car Parking Facility
Roadside parking in Sproatley
Refreshments
Pub and shop in Sproatley
Public Conveniences
Watmoughs Arcade in Hedon
Distance
Distance (Miles)
5
Distance (Kilometres)
8
  • Start from Church Lane and head in a generally southerly direction along lanes and tracks to Boggle Lane and Sproatley Grange.
  • Pick up the bridleway known as Lelley Balk, and follow it into Lelley.  Turn right and then left along the village lane and Newfield Lane to a bridleway on the left.  (You will see an old mill chimney in the distance.)
  • On arrival at Lelley Mill turn left and continue past Humbleton Grange to the road.  Turn right and, after travelling a few yards along the road, enter onto a bridleway (Moor Gate).  Use the bridleway and field footpaths at East Field to return to Sproatley.
Map(s)
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Location
Start Point
Sproatley
End Point
Sproatley
Towns & Villages
Sproatley
ParishBempton
Start Easting
519,523.00
Start Northing
434,481.00
End Easting
519,523.00
End Northing
434,481.00
Features of Interest
- Sproatley once had a mill where John Rank began his flour business in 1825. This eventually became the Rank-Hovis-MacDougall milling company. The family fortunes also founded the Rank Organisation film makers.

- The local church was originally built in Gothic Revival style between 1814 and 1820. However, it was rebuilt during the late 19th century.

- There is a huge boulder in the school grounds, perhaps an 'erratic' left by the retreating ice of the last Ice Age.

- You should see an old Medieval cross on your walk.
Accessibility Information
This route:-

- is relatively flat.

- contains kissing gates and hand gates but no stiles.

- may involve walking through fields with livestock.

- crosses at least one road.

- contains surfaces which can be boggy in wet weather.

- contains some uneven surfaces.
Additional Information
- There was a mill on the site of Lelley Mill in 1712, but the present mill dates from around 1780. It was converted to steam power and the tall brick chimney remains a landmark.