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The Ancient Parish of YORK ST MARY BISHOPHILL THE YOUNGER

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"YORK ST MARY BISHOPHILL THE YOUNGER, a parish in the city of York, in Bishophill-the-Younger, is a vicarage, peculiar, value +10L. p.r. !146L. 4s. 5d. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of York. --Pop. 767.

Copmanthorpe and Upper Poppleton are detached portions of this parish (see below)"

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"COPMANTHORPE, in the parish of York St Mary Bishophill the younger, York, and a part in the liberty of St. Peter's; 4 miles SSW. of York. Here is a chapel of ease, and a neat Methodist chapel, also, a small school, endowed with £4 per annum for the teaching of eight poor children. Pop. 281."

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"UPPER POPPLETON, in the parishes of Nether Poppleton and York St Mary Bishophill the Younger, in the liberty of St. Peter's, 4 miles NW. of York. The lands here were formerly in the possession of the Abbot of St. Mary's, at York; given by Osbern de Arches, to that abbey, almost at its first institution. Sir Thomas Weddrington writes, that there was a Mayor of York killed at Poppleton, in the reign of king Richard II. as he conjectures, in some controversy betwixt the monks and the citizens. Here is a small chapel of ease, which has the privilege of christenings and burials, but not marriages, and a Methodist chapel. This village is pleasantly situated within one mile of the river Ouse. Population 346." - -(See Nether Poppleton for directory)

Archives and Libraries

• The York City Archives are open Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm, additionally on Thursdays: 5pm to 7.30pm
  They hold the corporation records covering approximately 800 years, and there are no charges for researchers visiting the archives, and no appointment is necessary.

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
  • The Church of St. Mary Bishophill the Younger, York (view 1).
  • The Church of St. Mary Bishophill the Younger, York (view 2).
  • St. Giles' Church, Copmanthorpe.
  • The Methodist Church, Copmanthorpe.
  • St. Paul's Church, York.
  • St Chad's Church, Nunthorpe.
  • The Roman Catholic Church of the English Martyrs, York.
• The following Churches have their own websites:
  • The Roman Catholic Church of the English Martyrs, York

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Copmanthorpe.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Curacy of Upper Poppleton.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of York St Mary Bishophill the Younger.

Directories

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

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.

History

• By an Order in Council, the district embracing the township of Copmanthorpe, formerly a chapelry in this parish, was constituted a separate parish in 1866. See Copmanthorpe parish.
• In 1866, Nether Poppleton (wholly in this parish) and Upper Poppleton (a part in this parish) were united for ecclesiastical purposes and became separate and distinct parish. See Nether Poppleton with Upper Poppleton 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 York St Mary Bishophill the Younger and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

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:
  • (SE599499) Nunthorpe
  • (SE597503) South Bank

Societies

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