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The Ancient Parish of AMPLEFORTH

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]

"AMPLEFORTH, a parish in the wapentakes of Rydale and Birdforth, a part in the liberty of St. Peter's; 4 miles SSW. of Helmsley. The church is dedicated to St. Hilda (see Churches for photograph). The living is a vicarage, in the patronage of the Prebendary of York cathedral, incumbent the Rev. Anthony Germaine. Population in the parish of Ampleforth, wapentake of Birdforth, 192; in the wapentake of Rydale, 214; -total, 406."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • St. Hilda's Church, Ampleforth, from near the Church Gates.
    • Internal view looking down the nave
    • The font
  • St. Hilda's Church, Ampleforth, from the road.
  • The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady and St Benedict, Ampleforth.
  • Ampleforth Abbey, Ampleforth.

Church Records

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

Community Websites

• Ampleforth Parish Council Home Page.

Description and Travel

• Ampleforth 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 White's Directory of 1840.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Bulmers Directory of 1890.

Gazetteers

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Ampleforth to another place.
• 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 Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835 Yorkshire extracts.
• There is further information about this parish from Bulmer's 1890 History and Directory of the North 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 Ampleforth and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the Memorial Plaque in St. Hilda's Church, Ampleforth.

Societies

• This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
  • Cleveland FHS
  • The Ryedale Family History Group