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The Ancient Parish of FOXHOLES

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"FOXHOLES, a parish in the wapentake of Dickering; 6 miles SW. of Hunmanby. The parish church (see Churches for photograph) is a rectory, in the patronage of the Sykes' family; there is also a Methodist Chapel. Pop. with Boythorp, 169."

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"BOYTHORPE, a hamlet in the parish of Foxholes, and wapentake of Dickering; 1¼ miles SW. of Foxholes, 10 miles N. of Great Driffield. Population with Foxholes, 160."

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"BUTTERWICK, in the parish of Foxholes, wapentake of Dickering; 1¾ miles SW. of Foxholes, 7 miles N. of Driffield. There is a Chapel of Ease (see Churches for photograph), of which the Rev. Wm. Preston is curate, and the rector of Foxholes is patron. Population, 98."

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"FALKNER HALL, (or Falconers Hall) (the seat of the late Col. Thornton, unoccupied,) in the township of Butterwick, and parish of Foxholes; 10 miles from Bridlington, 12 from Scarborough."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
  • St Mary's Church, Foxholes.
  • The ex-Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Foxholes.
  • St Nicholas' Church, Butterwick.

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Butterwick.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Foxholes.

Description and Travel

• Butterwick (on the Driffield on line site).
• Foxholes (on the Driffield on line site).

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 Bulmers Directory of 1892.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in The Scarborough Gazette Directory of 1905.

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

• In 1858, the chapelry of Butterwick (in this parish) became a parish in its own right. See Butterwick Parish.

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 Foxholes 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:
  • (TA002721) Boythorpe Cottage
  • (TA011730) Foxholes Manor

Societies

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

Voting Registers

• The 1834 Electoral Roll for this parish