The parish church of St Giles was built c. 1300 in Decorated style, and was partially reconstructed in 1845.

[4] There previously was a pub in Elkesley named the Robin Hood this is now demolished due to being unoccupied, in its place are now residential properties.

However now, the little village consists of a small shop and a primary school, which in January 2008, 82 pupils attended.

[citation needed] The Highways Agency (HA) has acknowledged that access to and from the village is difficult and implemented a temporary speed limit of 50 mph in the 1990s.

[7] The HA started a consultation in 2005, with an exhibition held at Elkesley village hall in February 2008.