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The Ancient Parish of EASTRINGTON

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"EASTRINGTON, a parish in the wapentake and liberty of Howdenshire; 4 miles ENE. of Howden. Here is an ancient church, dedicated to St. Michael (see Churches for photograph), of which the king is the patron; likewise a Methodist chapel, and a free school, endowed with £30. per annum. Population, 375.

In 1727, Mr. Joseph Hewsley of this place, endowed a Free School here, with land, for teaching the poor children of the parish to read and write: annual value in 1787, £20."

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

Bellasize Bennetland Burland Caville Cheapsides

Eight And Forty Houses Gilberdyke Green Oak Hive New Land Newport

Newton Owsthorpe Portington River Bridge Sandholme

Census

• Susan Butler has some census transcriptions on her Eastrington web-site.

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
  • St Michael's Church, Eastrington.
  • The Methodist Church, Newport.
  • The Methodist Church, Eastrington.
  • St. Stephen's Church, Newport.
  • The Methodist Church, Gilberdyke.
• Suan Butler has a web-page dealing with the history etc. of St. Michael's church, Eastrington.

Church Records

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

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 Pigot's 1834 Directory Yorkshire section.
• 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.

History

• Susan Butler's Eastrington web-site has a brief history of Eastrington, along with histories of the school and the church etc.

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 Eastrington 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:
  • (SE813280) Greenoak

Societies

• This parish is covered by the following Society:
  • East Yorkshire FHS

Voting Registers

• The 1834 Electoral Roll for this parish