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The Ancient Parish of MASHAM

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"MASHAM, a parish in the wapentake of Hang East, and liberties of St. Peter's and Richmondshire; 6 miles from Bedale, and 10 from Ripon. Market, Wednesday. Fairs, September 17, 18, and 19, for horned cattle, sheep, pedlary-ware, &c. Principal Inn, Kings Head. The Church, peculiar, is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Mary (see Churches for photograph), in the deanry of Catterick, diocese of Chester, value, £30 in the patronage of Trinity College, Cambridge, under which Lord Grantly, as lessee, holds the impropriate rectory. William Danby, of Swinton, Esq. is lord of the manor of Mashamshire, which comprises the whole parish, except the township of Burton-upon-Ure. The population of Masham amounts to 1171." (There is further information for Masham).

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

Aldburgh Burton Upon Ure Druid's Temple Ellingstring Fearby Gollinglith Foot Healey Cote Healey With Sutton

High Burton Hall High Ellington High Mains Ilton Lamb Hill Leighton Low Burton Hall Low Ellington

North Cote Nutwith Cote Roomer Sutton Sutton Penn Swinton Warren House Warthermarske

Census

• Please see Christine Amsden's Census pages for the following Census transcriptions:
  • Ellingstring: 1841, 1891
• A look up is offered for the 1851 Census Index for:-
  • Ilton cum Pott and
  • Masham and
  • Swinton.
  Please see the North Riding Look-up Exchange, remembering to read the instructions.

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • St. Mary's Church, Masham (view 1).
  • St. Mary's Church, Masham (view 2).
  • The Methodist Church, Masham, opened in 1892.
  • Wesleyan Chapel (1877), High Ellington, opened in 1877.
  • The ex-Methodist Chapel (1848), Ellingstring, opened in 1848.
  • The ex-Methodist Chapel, Fearby, opened in 1849, now a private house.
  • St. Paul's Church, Healey.

Church Records

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

Description and Travel

• Garry Stockdill's Yorksview website contains a description and photographs of Masham.

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Baines's Directory of 1823.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Pigot's Directory of 1834.
• 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 1829 Directory Yorkshire section.
• 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.

History

• In 1849, the parish of Healey was formed out of parts of Masham and Kirkby Malzeard parishes and comprised the townships of Healey (excepting that portion called Sutton), Ellingstring, Fearby, Ilton-cum-Pott, and detached portions of the townships of Ellington, Masham, and Swinton-cum-Warthermarske. See Healey Parish.

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 Masham and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the War Memorial Plaque in St. Paul's Church, Healey.

Societies

• This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
  • Ripon Historical Society & District FHG
  • Cleveland FHS