Fridaythorpe
[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"FRIDAYTHORPE, a parish in the wapentake of Buckrose and liberty of St. Peter's; 9 miles NE of Pocklington. The living is a vicarage, in the gift of the Prebendary of Wetwang of which the Rev Henry Torre is the incumbent. Here is also a Methodist chapel. Population 275."
[Description(s) edited mainly from various 19th century sources by Colin Hinson. ©2010]
Cemeteries
- Photographs of over 170 gravestones and plaques at Fridaythorpe church with linked surname index.
Churches
- Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Mary's Church, Fridaythorpe.
- Internal view looking down the aisle
- The font
- Another view of St. Mary's Church, showing the unusual clock.
- St. Mary's Church, Fridaythorpe.
Church History
- Transcript of the entry for Fridaythorpe in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Church Records
- The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Fridaythorpe.
Description and Travel
- Fridaythorpe (on the Driffield on line site).
Directories
- Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the East 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
- 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.
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Maps
- For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
- 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.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SE874591 (Lat/Lon: 54.020512, -0.667494), Fridaythorpe which are provided by:
- This place shown on an OpenStreetMap map.
- Google Streetview
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- OpenStreetMap
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- Elgin Road Works
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Memorial Inscriptions
- The Memorial Plaque in St. Mary's Church, Fridaythorpe.
Monumental Inscriptions
- Photographs of over 170 gravestones and plaques at Fridaythorpe church.
Schools
- A transcription of the School Timetables, around 1902-3 in Adobe pdf format.
Societies
- This parish is covered by the following Society:
Voting Registers
- The 1834 Electoral Roll for this parish