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The Ancient Parish of HINDERWELL

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"HINDERWELL, (or Hilderwell) a parish in the wapentake and liberty of Langbargh; 8 miles NW. of Whitby. The church, dedicated to St. Hilda (see Churches for photograph), is a very ancient edifice; the living is a rectory, in the patronage of Lady M. Boynton, and the Rev. William Smith is the incumbent. In the church yard there is a well, or spring of pure water, called St. Hilda's well, near which, it is conjectured, she had an occasional retreat, which not only still retains her name, but communicates the same to the parish. Rowland thinks it probable that, in very distant ages, churches were dwelling-houses for the priests, as well as places of worship, for the people; and that therefore they were generally built near a well of clear water. In the year 1603 a plague, contracted from a Turkish ship stranded on the coast, broke out in this village, and raged for six weeks, carrying off a number of the inhabitants, but fortunately did not extend its baneful influence to any of the neighbouring villages. Pop. 1483."

Information on the following places in this Parish is contained on a supplementary page.

Dalehouse Mill Little Scaling Roxby Runswick Scaling Seaton Hall Staithes

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
  • St. Hilda's Church, Hinderwell, with its out of control Yew tree.
  • The Methodist Church and Sunday School, Hinderwell. Originally Wesleyan, founded in 1873.
  • St. Nicholas' Church, Roxby. This Church was locked at Easter, no key available.
  • The High Chapel, Runswick Bay, now a private dwelling.
  • The Low Chapel, Runswick Bay, now a private dwelling.
  • The ex-Chapel, Scaling, now a private dwelling (erected in 1850).
  • The Bethel Chapel, Staithes.
  • The ex-Primitive Methodist Chapel, Staithes, now a Heritage Centre.
  • Our Lady Star of the Seas Roman Catholic Church, Staithes.

Church Records

• Delwyn Gilmore has extracted the entries for Christenings for the names of Jefferson, Theaker, Trattles, Snowdon, Andrew, Robinson and Stephenson between 1601 and 1872.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Hinderwell.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Roxby.

Description and Travel

• Here is a photograph of Runswick Bay.
• Runswick Bay (on the Yorkshire tour.co.uk site)
• Staithes (on the Yorkshire tour.co.uk 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

• 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 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 Hinderwell and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Societies

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