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The Ancient Parish of ALLERSTON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]

"ALLERSTON, a parish in the wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe; 5 miles E. of Pickering. There is here an ancient church, dedicated to St. Mary. The living is a perpetual curacy, of which the Rev. Thomas Simpson, vicar of Ebberston is the incumbent, Patron the Dean of York. Population, 401."

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"BLAKEY TOPPING, a hill, in the parish of Allerston, wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe; 7 miles N. of Allerston, 9 miles NE. of Pickering."

Churches

• Here is a photograph of
  • St. John's Church, Allerston (view 1).
    • Internal view looking down the aisle
  • St. John's Church, Allerston (view 2).
  • The Methodist Church, Allerston.
• The following Churches have their own websites:
  • St. John's Church, Allerston

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Allerston.

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Baines's Directory of 1823.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in White's Directory of 1840.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Bulmers Directory of 1890.

Gazetteers

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Allerston to another place.
• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.
• There is further information about this parish from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835 Yorkshire extracts.
• There is further information about this parish from Bulmer's 1890 History and Directory of the North Riding.

Maps

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• For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
• For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
• Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.
• View maps of Allerston and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the World War I and II Memorial Plaque in St. John's Church, Allerston.

Societies

• This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
  • East Yorkshire FHS
  • The Ryedale Family History Group