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The Ancient Parish of WHELDRAKE

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"WHELDRAKE, a parish in the wapentake of Ouse and Derwent; 8 miles SE. of York. The church which was rebuilt in the year 1789 (see Churches for photograph), is dedicated to St. Helen, the Hon. Robert Elliott is the rector, and the Archbishop of York the patron. There is here a well endowed school for the education of 19 boys and girls, of which Mr William Dawson is the master, and a manor court for the recovery of small debts of which George Fearn is the bailiff; there are also two Methodist chapels, one of the Old and the other of the New Connexion. Pop. 638."

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"LANGWITH, in the parish of Wheldrake, wapentake of Ouse and Derwent; 2¼ miles NW. of Wheldrake, 3 miles SE. of York. Contains 5 farm houses and 39 inhabitants."

Churches

• Here is a photograph of St. Helen's Church, Wheldrake.

Church Records

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

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Baines's Directory of 1823.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Kelly's Directory of 1905.
• 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 Wheldrake and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the Roll of Honour in St. Helen's Church, Wheldrake.
• A transcription of the War Memorial Plaque in St. Helen's Church, Wheldrake.

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