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The Ancient Parish of LEAKE

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"LEAKE, a parish in the wapentake & liberty of Allertonshire; 6 miles ESE. of Northallerton. The church (see Churches for photograph) and farm house are all the remains of Leake, once a large town, but which was destroyed about the time of the Norman Conquest. The living is a vicarage, dedicated to St Mary, in the deanry of Cleveland, in the patronage of the Bishop of Durham, and the Rev. W. Warrington is the incumbent. Mr. William Morton, yeoman, resides at the hall. Population 11."

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

Borrowby Catto Crosby Gueldable

Kepwick Knayton Landmoth Nether Silton

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
  • St. Mary's Church, Leake.
  • All Saints' Church, Nether Silton (view 1).
  • All Saints' Church, Nether Silton (view 2).
  • The private Memorial Chapel, Kepwick.
  • The Methodist Church, Borrowby.
• The following churches have their own web-sites:
  • The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Leake.
  • All Saints' Church, Nether Silton.

Church Records

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

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 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 Leake and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the The War Memorial in the Churchyard at Leake.

Societies

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