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The Ancient Parish of INGLEBY GREENHOW

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"INGLEBY GREENHOW, a parish in the wapentake and liberty of Langbargh; 5 miles, ESE. of Stokesley, a small village, chiefly inhabited by farmers. The church is a small modern structure, re-built in 1741; the living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of Sir William Foulis, Bart. of which the Rev. John Dixon is the incumbent. Population, 158."

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"BATTERSBY, in the parish of Ingleby Greenhow, wapentake and liberty of Langbargh; 1 mile NE. of Inglegby Greenhow, 5 miles E. of Stokesley. Population, 87."

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"GREENHOW, an area in the parish of Ingleby Greenhow, wapentake and liberty of Langbargh; 1¾ miles S. of Ingleby Greenhow, 5 miles SE. of Stokesley. Population, 102."

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"INGLEBY MANOR, (the seat of Sir William Foulis, Bart.); in the parish of Ingleby Greenhow, a short distance SSE. from the village of Ingleby Greenhow.

A descendant of Sir David Foulis, Bart. who came into England with James I. was made a Knight in 1603, and created Bart. in 1619. "He was a native was a native of North Britain, and employed by James VI. of Scotland, in several commissions to Queen Elizabeth. He received the honour of Knighthood in 1603, and attending his royal master to Oxford. In 1609 he purchased of Ralph, Lord Eure, Lord President of the Council in Wales, the Manors of Ingleby and Battersby, the Manor-houses, the Parks, with the Rectory and Church of Ingleby, and lands in Ingleby, Battersby, and Greenhow. -For further account, see Graves' Cleveland. In this house was born that eminent historian and divine, Henry Foulis, the second son of Sir Henry Foulis, he was sent to Queen's College, Oxford, and was soon after elected Fellow at Lincoln College, in 1659. He wrote "the History of Wicked Conspiracies, " and "a History of the Romish Treasons and Usurpations." he died Dec. 24, 1669, aged 33 or thereabouts, and was buried in the chancel of St. Michael's Church, Oxon. --ibid. --Wood in his Athenae Oxon, says " the products of his writings shew him to have been a true son of the Church of England.""

Census

• A look up is offered for the 1851 Census Index for:-
  • Battersby.
  • Ingleby Greenhow.
  Please see the North Riding Look-up Exchange, remembering to read the instructions.

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • St. Andrew's Church, Ingleby Greenhow (view 1).
  • St. Andrew's Church, Ingleby Greenhow (view 2).

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Ingleby Greenhow.
• A transcription of the List of Vicars at Ingleby Greenhow.
• A transcription of the List of Donations in the parish of Ingleby Greenhow.

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 Ingleby Greenhow and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Societies

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