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The Ancient Parish of SKIPWITH

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"SKIPWITH, a parish in the wapentake of Ouse and Derwent, and liberty of Howdenshire; 5½ miles NNE. of Selby. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Helen, of which the King is the patron. The Rev. Joseph Nelson, vicar of Skipwith, also left £400. in the 3 per cent. consolidated annuities. Pop, 315.

Here is a school founded and endowed by Dorothy Wilson, Spinster of York, by will, dated Jan. 20, 1710, the property now is worth £20. per annum. The Rev. Joseph Wilson, the late vicar, left 400L. to this school, the interest of which to be applied to the education of the poor of the parish. The present salary for the Master is 20L. arising out of lands at Skipwith Holmes, originally for 10, now 14 boys."

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"NORTH DUFFIELD, in the parish of Skipwith, wapentake of Ouse and Derwent, and liberty of Howdenshire; 1¾ miles ESE. of Skipwith, 6 miles NE. of Selby. Pop. 433."

Churches

• Phil Draper has photographs, and historical and architectural information on his web page for the Churches of St. Helen's at Escrick and Skipwith.
• Here are photographs of Churches and Chapels in the parish:
  • St. Helen's Church, Skipwith.
  • The Methodist Church, Skipwith, founded 1868.
  • The Wesleyan Chapel, Selby road, North Duffield.

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Skipwith.
• A transcription of the List of Vicars in St. Helen's Church, Skipwith.

Description and Travel

• Here is a photograph of The Village and green, Skipwith.

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.

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.

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 Skipwith and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the Roll of Honour in St. Helen's Church, Skipwith.
• A transcription of the The War Memorial in St. Helen's Churchyard, Skipwith.

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:
  • (SE657388) Little Skipwith

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