Foston On The Wolds, Yorkshire, England. Geographical and Historical information from 1835.

FOSTON ON THE WOLDS:
Geographical and Historical information from the year 1835.

"FOSTON ON THE WOLDS, a parish in the wapentake of DICKERING, East riding of the county of YORK, comprising the townships of Brigham, Foston upon the Wolds, Gemblmg, and Great Kelk, and containing 648 inhabitants, of which number, 300 are in the township of Foston upon the Wolds, 6 miles E.S.E. from Great Driffield. The living is a discharged vicarage, in the archdeaconry of the East riding, and diocese of York, rated in the king's books at £15. 8. 65., endowed with £400 royal bounty, and £1200 parliamentary grant, and in the patronage of the Crown. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. The Wesleyan Methodists and Calvinistic Dissenters have each a place of worship here."

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"BRIGHAM, a township in the parish of FOSTON ON THE WOLDS, wapentake of DICKERING, East riding of the county of YORK, 5 miles S.E. from Great Driffield, containing 103 inhabitants. There is a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists."

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"GEMBLING, a township in the parish of FOSTON ON THE WOLDS, wapentake of DICKERING, East riding of the county of YORK, 7 miles S.E. from Great Driffield, containing 87 inhabitants."

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"GREAT KELK, a township in the parish of FOSTON ON THE WOLDS, wapentake of DICKERING, East riding of the county of YORK, 6 miles E. from Great Driffield, containing 158 inhabitants."

[Transcribed by Mel Lockie © from
Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835]