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The Ancient Parish of ELVINGTON

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"ELVINGTON, a parish in the wapentake of Ouse and Derwent; 7 miles ESE. of York. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity (see Churches for photograph), was built in the year 1801, by the Rev. A. Cheap, L. L. B. rector, and is a neat building, of which the king is the patron. Here are likewise a Methodist chapel and a subscription school, to the master of which £20. per annum is paid for the instruction of 20 poor boys. Pop. 405."

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"NORTH BRINK, (the seat of Alexander Mather, Esq.) in the township and parish of Elvington; 6 miles from York."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • Holy Trinity Church, Elvington (view 1).
  • Holy Trinity Church, Elvington (view 2).

Church Records

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

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Baines's Directory of 1823.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Post Office Directory of 1857.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Post Office Directory of 1872.
• 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.

History

• The Elvington History web-site has lots of information about Elvington people and the history of the village.

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 Elvington 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

Voting Registers

• The 1834 Electoral Roll for this parish