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The Ancient Parish of KILBURN

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"KILBURN, (or High and Low Kilburn) a parish in the wapentake of Birdforth, & liberties of Ripon & Pickering Lythe; 7 miles ESE. of Thirsk. The village is divided into High Kilburn and Low Kilburn. Pop. 500."

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"HOOD GRANGE, a farm house in the parish of Kilburn, wapentake of Birdforth and liberty of Ripon; 1¾ miles NNW. of Kilburn, 6 miles ESE. of Thirsk. Pop. 30.

Here was an Hermitage to Whitby, where Robert de Alnetto, a Monk of Whitby lived; but in 1138, through the influence of Roger de Mowbrey and Gundred his mother, was converted into an Abbey for Monks of the Cistercian order, which was removed to old Byland in 1143, and finally to Byland near Coxwold in 1147. -Burton, -Speed, -Dugdale. It is now merely a farm-house, the thick walls of which, with its antique windows, and a stone coffin placed in the wall of the west buildings, prove its antiquity."

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"OLDSTEAD, in the parish of Kilburn, and wapentake of Birdforth (Oldstead Grange, the seat of Thomas Paul, Esq.) ; 7 miles N. of Easingwold. Population included in Byland."

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"OSGOODBY, in the parish of Kilburn, wapentake of Birdforth, and liberty of Ripon; 1½ miles WNW. of Kilburn, 5 miles ESE. of Thirsk. Population included in Kilburn."

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"WASS, in the parish of Kilburn, and wapentake of Birdforth; 2½ miles E. of Kilburn, 6 miles SW. of Helmsley. The principal inhabitant of this place is Mr. John Bree. Pop. included with Byland."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • St. Mary's Church, Kilburn.
  • John Bunting's Chapel, Oldstead.
  • John Bunting's Chapel Doorstep, Oldstead.
  • St. Thomas's Church, Wass.

Church Records

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

Description and Travel

• Garry Stockdill's Yorksview website contains a description and photographs of Kilburn.
• Kilburn (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 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 Kilburn and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the The War Memorial at Kilburn.

Societies

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