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The Ancient Parish of ELLERBURN

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"ELLERBURN, a parish in the wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe; 3 miles ENE. of Pickering. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Hilda (see Churches for photograph). The living is a vicarage, in the patronage of the Dean of York; incumbent, the Rev. Michael Mackreth.

In this parish are two townships, viz. Wilton and Farmanby, nearly one mile from the parish Church, there being no village of the name of Ellerburn."

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"FARMANBY, a township in the parishes of Ellerburn and Thornton Dale, wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe; 2 miles ESE. of Pickering. Pop. 403."

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"WILTON, in the parish of Ellerburn, wapentake & liberty of Pickering Lythe; 1¼ miles SE. of Ellerburn, 4 miles E. of Pickering. Here is a Chapel of Ease to Ellerburn (see Churches for photograph). Pop. 203."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
  • St Hilda's Church, Ellerburn.
  • St George's Church, Wilton (from the churchyard).
  • St George's Church, Wilton (from the road).

Church Records

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

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.

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.

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 Ellerburn 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 Ryedale Family History Group