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The Ancient Parish of THORGANBY

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"THORGANBY, a parish in the wapentake of Ouse and Derwent; 10 miles SE. of York. With Cottingwith, it forms the township of Thorganby cum Cottingwith. The church is a small but neat structure (see Churches for photograph), dedicated to St. Helen; Rev. Joseph Mitchinson is incumbent, and Mrs. Baldwin the patroness. Population, 381."

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"THICKETT, (the seat Joseph Dunnington Esq.) in the township of Thorganby with Cottingwith, and parish of Thorganby; 1 mile NNE. of Thorganby, 9 miles from York and Pocklington, 12 from Selby.

At Thikeland, now Thicket, in the time of Richard I. a small Benedictine Nunnery was built here by Roger Fitz-Roger, to the honour of the Blessed Virgin. At the dissolution, 26th Henry VIII. its revenues amounted, according to Dugdale, to 2OL. 18. 10d. and Speed, 23L. 12. 2d. In the 33rd Henry VIII. the King granted the site, &c. to John Aske, in whose family the patronage or foundership had been for some years; it having descended to them from the Hayes. --Burton."

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"WEST COTTINGWITH, in the township of Thorganby with West Cottingwith and parish of Thorganby, wapentake of Ouse and Derwent; ¼ mile NNE. of Thorganby, 8 miles from Selby, 10 from Howden, 11 from York. --Pop. included in Thorganby. (West Cottingwith is now a part of Thorganby and not shown on Landranger maps - CH 2001)"

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • St. Helen's Church, Thorganby (view 1).
  • St. Helen's Church, Thorganby (view 2).
  • The Methodist Church, Thorganby.

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Thorganby.

Description and Travel

• Here is a photograph of Thorganby Hall.

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 Thorganby and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

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