Sherburn Yorkshire Family History Guide
Sherburn is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire.
Alternative names: Sherburn near Scarborough, Sherburn in Harfordlythe
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1653
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1604
Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan Methodist.
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Adjacent Parishes
- Wykeham (North Riding)
- Butterwick
- East Heslerton
- Weaverthorpe
- Brompton (near Snainton) (North Riding)
- Ganton
- Foxholes
- Helperthorpe
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
SHERBURN, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in the district of Scarborough and E. R. Yorkshire.
The village stands 1 mile S of the York and Scarborough railway, and 10 SW of Scarborough; and has a station on the railway, and a post-office under York.
The parish comprises 4,630 acres. Real property, £4,735. Pop. in 1851, 656; in 1861, 744. Houses, 144. The manor belongs to Viscount Downe. S. Wold is a large tract to the S of the village. Malting and brewing are largely carried on.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £120. Patron, Sir G. Cholmley, Bart. The church is ancient.
There are a Wesleyan chapel and a national school. The sub-district contains three parishes, and comprises 12,460 acres. Pop., 1,564. Houses, 288.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
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Administration
- County: Yorkshire
- Civil Registration District: Scarborough
- Probate Court: Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
- Diocese: York
- Rural Deanery: Buckrose
- Poor Law Union: Scarborough
- Hundred: Buckrose
- Province: York