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The Ancient Parish of WHARRAM PERCY

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"WHARRAM PERCY, a parish in the wapentake of Buckrose; 8 miles SSE. of Malton. The Rev. Richard Allen is the vicar of this parish, and the living is in the gift of Miss Isted and Miss Englefield, Pop. 44."

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"BURDALE, a farm house in the parish of Wharram Percy, and wapentake of Buckrose; 1½ miles SE. of Wharram Percy, 10 miles SE. of Malton. Population with Raisthorpe, 47."

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"PLUCKHAM, in the parish of Wharram Percy, and wapentake of Buckrose; 4 miles S. of Wharram Percy, 8 miles NE. of Pocklington."

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"RAISTHORPE, in the parish of Wharram Percy, and wapentake of Buckrose; 1½ miles S. of Wharram Percy, 8 miles SE. of Malton. Pop. with Birdsall, 47"

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"THIXENDALE, in the parish of Wharram Percy, and wapentake of Buckrose; 2¼ miles SSW. of Wharram Percy, 9 miles N. of Pocklington. Pop. 184.

John de Sezevaux, one of the Representatives for the city of York, 28th of Edward I. was of this place, and to whose name Drake, p. 35b, annexes the following note. De Sezevaux, or de sexdecem vallibus, is the town on the Wolds, now called Thixendale; corruptedly no doubt from sixteen dales, which the place is remarkable for."

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"TOWTHORPE, 2 farm houses in the parish of Wharram Percy, and wapentake of Buckrose; 2¾ miles ESE. of Wharram Percy, 10 miles SE. of Malton. Pop. 61."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
  • St. Martin's Church, Wharram Percy (note that this church was part of a now deserted and well "dug" mediaeval village).
  • St. Martin's Church, Wharram Percy, view 2.
  • St. Martin's Church, Wharram Percy, view 3.
  • St. Mary's Church, Thixendale (from the road).
  • St. Mary's Church, Thixendale (rear view 1).
  • St. Mary's Church, Thixendale (rear view 2.

Church Records

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

Description and Travel

• The village of Thixendale has its own website which includes sections on History, People, Local information etc.
• Thixendale (on the Driffield on line site).
• Towthorpe (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 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.

History

• In 1872, the townships of Thixendale and Raisthorpe and Burdale (in this parish) were formed into a separate ecclesiastical parish. See Thixendale Parish.
• Thixendale under the Sledmere Estate

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 Wharram Percy and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the The War Memorial in the Churchyard at Thixendale.

Societies

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

Voting Registers

• The 1834 Electoral Roll for this parish