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The Ancient Parish of KIRKBY RAVENSWORTH

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"KIRKBY RAVENSWORTH, (or Kirkby on the Hill) a parish in the wapentake of Gilling West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 5 miles NW. of Richmond. The ancient name seems to have been Kirk by Ravensworth, being the parish Church to six townships (see Churches for photograph), and standing near the village of Ravensworth. Pop. 161." (There is further information for Kirkby Ravensworth).

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

Dalton Early Lodge Fox Hall Gayles Hallgate Helwith Kersey Green

New Forest Newsham Ravensworth Sturdy House Whashton Whashton Springs

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
  • The Church of St. Peter and St. Felix, Kirkby Hill.
  • St James' Church, Dalton view 1.
  • St James' Church, Dalton view 2.
  • The Methodist Chapel, Ravensworth.

Church Records

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

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 Kirkby Ravensworth and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Names (Geographical)

• The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
  • (NZ112094) Dalton Fields
  • (NZ122091) Dalton Grange
  • (NZ110090) Dalton Hall
  • (NZ080045) Kersey Green

Societies

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