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The Ancient Parish of MARKET WEIGHTON

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"MARKET WEIGHTON, a parish in the wapentake of Harthill, and liberty of St. Peter's; 7 miles from Pocklington, 8 from South Cave, 10 from Beverley, 12 from Howden, 21 from Selby, 19 from York, and from London 188. Pop. 1724." (There is further information for Market Weighton).

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"ARRAS, in the parish of Market Weighton, and wapentake of Harthill; 3 miles E. of Market Weighton. Population included with Market Weighton."

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"SHIPTONTHORPE, in the parish of Market Weighton, wapentake of Harthill, & liberty of St. Peter's; 1¾ miles WNW. of Market Weighton, 2 miles NW. of Market Weighton. There is a charity school here for the education of ten poor boys. The present trustees are Mr John Smith and the Rev. R. C. Winpenny. Pop. 369. Here is a Chapel of ease to Market-Weighton."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
  • All Saints' Church, Market Weighton. Note the trees destroying the Church!
    • Internal view looking down the aisle
    • The East Window
    • The Saxon Wall
    • The font
  • St. John's Methodist Church, Market Weighton.
  • St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Market Weighton.
  • All Saint's Church, Shiptonthorpe, view 1.
  • All Saint's Church, Shiptonthorpe, view 2.
  • The Methodist Church, Shiptonthorpe.
• The following Churches have their own websites:
  • Market Weighton Churches All Saints' Church, Market Weighton
  • All Saint's Church, Shiptonthorpe

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Market Weighton.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Shipton.

Description and Travel

• Market Weighton - An insight into the History, Local Customs, and Attractions of the Town.
• The Market Weighton Community web-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 Pigot's Directory of 1829.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Pigot's Directory of 1834.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in White's Directory of 1840.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Bulmers Directory of 1892.

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from Pigot's 1829 Directory Yorkshire section.
• 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

• In 1876 the chapelry of Shipton (in this parish) and the township of Thorpe-le-Street in the parish of Nunburnholme were combined to form Shipton-Thorpe 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 Market Weighton and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the World War I and II Memorial Plaque in All Saints Church, Market Weighton.

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