The settlement was mentioned in 1664 under the name “Jeloczje” in the Pinsk District, Brest Voivodeship. In 1665, it was known as “Zajeloczje” in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. From 1795, it was part of the Russian Empire, in the Kobryn District of the Slonim Province, from 1797, in the Lithuanian Province, and from 1801, in the Grodno Province. The village appears on Schubert’s map of 1832: Also on the military topographic map of the Russian Empire for 1846-1863:

The village on Schubert’s 1832 map: Also on the military topographic map of the Russian Empire for 1846-1863: In 1858, the village was in the Wolowiel volost, a gmina center in the Kobryn district, Grodno province, part of the Ludwinovo estate, which belonged to Kalikst Orzeszko. It had 54 inspectors (state-owned peasants). In 1890, together with the village of Galik, it comprised 13 dessiatinas of land. In 1905, the population was 127.

The settlement was mentioned in 1563 as a significant portion of military lands that were transferred to the Gruszewo Church of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. A church was built in 1750, which is described in the adjacent article. From 1795 it was part of the Russian Empire, in the Kobryn District of Slonim, from 1797 in Lithuanian, and from 1801 in Grodno Governorate. The village on the Schubert map of 1832: