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The Ancient Parish of ACKLAM

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"ACKLAM, a parish in the wapentake of Buckrose, and partly in the liberty of St. Peters; 6½ miles S. of Malton. The parish church (see Churches for photograph), of which the Chancellor of York Cathedral is the patron, and the Rev. James Britton the vicar, is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. Here are also a Methodist chapel, and a chapel for the Primitive Methodists. Pop. including Barthorp, 389."

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"BARTHORPE BOTTOMS, (now Barthorpe - 2001) 2 or 3 farm houses in the parish of Acklam, wapentake of Buckrose, and liberty of St. Peter's; 1¾ miles SW. of Acklam, 8 miles. S. of Malton. Pop. included with Acklam."

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"LEAVENING, in the parish of Acklam, wapentake of Buckrose, and liberty of St. Peter's; ¾ mile N. of Acklam, 5½ miles S. of Malton. Pop. 294."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
  • St. John's Church, Acklam.
  • The Church of the Venerable Bede, Leavening.
  • The Methodist Church, Leavening.
• The following Churches have their own websites:
  • The Church of the Venerable Bede, Leavening

Church Records

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

Description and Travel

• The village of Leavening has its own website: leaveningonline, which includes a brief history and photographs of old Leavening.

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 1892.

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.
• There is further information about this parish from Bulmer's 1892 History and Directory of the East 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 Acklam and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Societies

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

Voting Registers

• The 1834 Electoral Roll for this parish