Yorkshire is bounded, North by Durham and Westmoreland, East by the German Ocean, South by Chester, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire, and West by Westmoreland and Lancashire. It is the largest county in England, being about 130 miles long, and about 90 miles broad. It is divided into three Ridings: the East, the West, and the North; and these are sub-divided into Wapentakes. The North-Riding has the 12 wapentakes of Allertonshire, Birdforth, Bulmer, Gilling (East), Gilling (West), Hallikeld, Hang (East), Hang (West), Liberty of Langburgh (East Division), Liberty of Langburgh (West Division), Pickering-Lythe, wapentake of Rydale. The East-Riding has the 6 wapentakes of Buckrose, Dickering, Harthill, Holderness, Howdenshire, and Ouse and Derwent. The West-Riding has the 9 wapentakes of Abridge, Barkston-Ash, Claro, Morley, Osgoldcross, Skyrack, Staincliff, Strafforth, and Tickhill. Rivers: the Ure, or Ouse, the Wiske, the Swale, the Nid, the Derwent, the Calder, the Aire, the Don, the Humber, and the Ribble. It has 69 Market-Towns. It is in the Province and Diocese of York, and in the Northern Circuit. It contains 5961 square miles, or 3,814,940 acres. Population, 1,553,159.
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850
Old Byland is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire. Alternative names: Riding: North Riding Parish church: Parish registers begin: Parish registers: 1653 Bishop’s Transcripts: 1661 Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist Adjacent Parishes Scawton Murton Cold Kirby Felixkirk with Boltby Helmsley with Sproxton, Rievaulx and Carlton Historical Descriptions The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales …
Old Malton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire. New Malton St Michael and New Malton St Leonard are chapelries of Old Malton. Other places in the parish include: Wykeham and Wycombe. Alternative names: Riding: North Riding Parish church: Parish registers begin: Parish registers: 1606 Bishop’s Transcripts: 1600 Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist and …
Ormesby is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire. Other places in the parish include: Upsall, Normanby near Guisbrough, Normanby, Morton near Stokesley, Morton, Cleveland Port, Cargo Fleet, Upsil, and Upsall near Guisbrough. Alternative names: Ormsby Riding: Parish church: Parish registers begin: Parish registers: 1599 Bishop’s Transcripts: 1601 Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan …
Osbaldwick is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire. Murton is a chapelry of Osbaldwick. Alternative names: Riding: North Riding Parish church: Parish registers begin: Parish registers: 1581 Bishop’s Transcripts: 1632 Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist Adjacent Parishes Murton York St Olave with St Giles Heslington St Lawrence York St Nicholas York Holy Trinity, King’s …
Osmotherley is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire. Other places in the parish include: Foxton, Ellerbeck, West Harlsey, Thimbleby, Harsley Castle, and Harlsey Castle. Alternative names: Riding: North Riding Parish church: Parish registers begin: Parish registers: 1696 Bishop’s Transcripts: 1660 Nonconformists include: Roman Catholic, Society of Friends/Quaker, and Wesleyan Methodist. Adjacent Parishes Hawnby …
Ossett cum Gawthorpe is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Yorkshire, created in 1718 from Dewsbury All Saints Ancient Parish. Other places in the parish include: Ossett Street and Gawthorpe. Alternative names: Dewsbury Holy Trinity, Ossett, Ossett with Gawthorpe Riding: West Riding Parish church: Parish registers begin: Parish registers: 1792 Bishop’s Transcripts: 1813 Nonconformists …
Oswaldkirk is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire. Other places in the parish include: Oswaldkirk Quarter, Newton Grange, East Newton and Laysthorp, and Ampleforth Oswaldkirk. Alternative names: Riding: North Riding Parish church: Parish registers begin: Parish registers: 1538 Bishop’s Transcripts: 1601 Nonconformists include: Adjacent Parishes Land Common to Ampleforth Birdforth, Ampleforth St Peter …