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The Ancient Parish of DUNNINGTON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]

"DUNNINGTON, a parish in the wapentake of Ouse and Derwent, and liberty of St. Peters; (the seat of J. Mortimer Baines, Esq.) 4 miles E. of York. The high road here divides the East from the North Riding, the church (see Churches for photograph), of which the Earl of Bridgewater is the patron, and the Rev. Edward Jones the rector, is dedicated to St Nicholas; here is also a Methodist chapel Pop. 551."

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"GRIMSTON, in the parish of Dunnington, wapentake of Ouse and Derwent, and liberty of St. Peter's; 1¾ miles WSW. of Dunnington, 3 miles E. of York. Pop. 73."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • St. Nicholas' Church, Dunnington (view 1). (With short history).
    • Internal view looking down the aisle
    • The font
  • St. Nicholas' Church, Dunnington (view 2).
  • The Methodist Church, Dunnington. (With short history).

Church Records

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

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the North Riding.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the The Post Office Directory of the, East and North Ridings, 1857
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1892. of the East Riding.

Gazetteers

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Dunnington to another place.
• There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts..
• There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835, Yorkshire extracts..
• There is further information about this parish from the 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 Dunnington and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the World War I Memorial Plaque in the Church at Dunnington.
• A transcription of the 1914-18 Memorial Plaque in Dunnington Church.

Societies

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