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The Ancient Parish of DANBY WISKE

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"DANBY WISKE, a parish in the wapentake of Gilling East, and liberty of Richmondshire; 4 miles NW. of Northallerton. The living is a rectory, in the patronage of the incumbent Rev. William Cust. Pop. 328."

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"CATGILL HALL, a farm house in the township and parish of Danby-Wiske; 3½ miles from Northallerton."

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"LITTLE DANBY, a farm house in the township of Yafforth, and parish of Danby- Wiske; 1½ miles SSE. of Danby Wiske, 3 miles from Northallerton."

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"STREETLAM, in the parish of Danby Wiske, wapentake of Gilling East; 1½ miles W. of Danby Wiske, 4 miles NW. of Northallerton. Here is the Ox Inn, kept by Mr. Luke Harrison."

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"YAFFORTH, in the parish of Danby Wiske, wapentake of Gilling East, & liberty of Richmondshire; 2½ miles S. of Danby Wiske, 1½ miles W. of Northallerton. Population, 149."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
  • The Parish Church, Danby Wiske.
  • All Saints' Church, Yafforth (view 1).
  • All Saints' Church, Yafforth (view 2).

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Danby Wiske.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Yafforth.

Description and Travel

• Garry Stockdill's Yorksview website contains a description and photographs of Danby Wiske.

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 1890.

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 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 Danby Wiske and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Societies

• This parish is covered by the following Society:
  • Cleveland FHS