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The Ancient Parish of BOLTON PERCY

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"BOLTON PERCY, a parish, 3.5 miles ESE. of Tadcaster. The Church is a rectory, dedicated to All-Saints (see Churches for photograph), Patron, the Archbishop of York. It is one of the neatest in the county, was built by Thomas Parker, who died in the year 1423, in the windows are thirty three coats of arms, beautifully stained on glass, and in a good state of preservation, also in the large window in the choir five whole length figures. Amongst the testamentary burials in this church are William Fairfax, 1514; Sir William Fairfax, 1557; John Vavasour, 1559; Gabriel Fairfax, 1582; Ferdinando Lord Fairfax, l648. -Pop. 238."

Information on the following places in this Parish is contained on a supplementary page.

Appleton Roebuck Colton Hornington Nun Appleton Steeton Street Houses

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
  • All Saints' Church, Bolton Percy, through the Lyche gate.
  • All Saints' Church, Bolton Percy, showing the Lyche gate.
  • All Saints' Church, Bolton Percy, showing the War Memorial.
  • All Saints' Church, Appleton Roebuck (view 1).
  • All Saints' Church, Appleton Roebuck (view 2).
  • The Methodist Chapel, Appleton Roebuck, founded in 1818.
  • St. Paul's Church, Colton.

Church Records

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

Directories

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

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.
• There is further information about this parish from Bulmer's 1890 History and Directory of the North Riding.

History

• In 1875, the township of Appleton-Roebuck (in this parish)was detached from the parish of Bolton Percy and added to Acaster Selby, thereby forming the new parish of Acaster Selby-with-Appleton-Roebuck. See Acaster Selby with Appleton Roebuck parish.

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 detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
• Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.
• View maps of Bolton Percy and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the 1914-1918 War Memorial at Appleton Roebuck.
• A transcription of the 1914-1918 War Memorial in Colton Churchyard.
• A transcription of the 1914-1918 War Memorial in Bolton Percy Churchyard.

Names (Geographical)

• The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
  • (SE555416) Holme Green

Societies

• This parish is covered by the following Society:
  • The City of York and District FHS