The disused Church of St Mary was built on Ellel Grange estate in 1873 by W. & G. Audsley. The Anglican parish of Ellel is currently served by St John's Church which has stood in its present form since 1907.
Hay Carr on the outskirts of Ellel is a country house built by Thomas Lamb in 1750 and later owned by the Sandeman Port family.
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists, currently represented by Sally Maddocks and Paul Tynan (Both Green). This ward stretches to Abbeystead in the east with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 6,854.[3]