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The Ancient Parish of NORTHALLERTON

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"NORTHALLERTON, a parish in the wapentake and liberty of Allertonshire; 8 miles from Bedale. 9 from Thirsk, and 16 from Richmond. This is a brisk market town, pleasantly situated on the side of a rising ground, gently sloping towards the east. Market, Wednesday. Fairs, Feb. 14, for horses and horned cattle, &c. and a week preceding, for horses only; May 5 and 6, for horses, horned cattle, sheep, leather, woollen-cloth, &c. Sept. 5 and 6, for horned cattle, sheep, leather, &c. October 3 and 4, for horned cattle, sheep, &c. second Wednesday in October for cheeses. Principal inns, Golden Lion, and Kings Head. Population 2,626. The Church, peculiar, is a vicarage, dedicated to All Saints, in the deanry of Cleveland, (see also below). Patron, the Dean and Chapter of Durham. It returns two Members to Parliament, a priviledge first granted in the 26th Edward I. The Bishop of Durham's Bailiff is the returning officer. --There are 204 burgage houses, 92 of which are the property of the Earl of Harewood, and Herny Peirse Esq." (There is further information for Northallerton).

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

Brompton Brompton Granges Broomfield Bullamoor Houses Crosby Cote Deighton

High Worsall Lazenby Hall Leasecar Romanby Standard Hill

Cemeteries

• The Monumental inscriptions for Northallerton Upper Cemetery have been transcribed by Robert Walker, along with an index and plan of the sections involved.
• A look up is offered for the Monumental Inscriptions for High Worsall (St John). Please see the North Riding Look-up Exchange, remembering to read the instructions.

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • All Saints' Church, Northallerton (view 1).
  • All Saints' Church, Northallerton (view 2).
  • The Methodist Church, Northallerton.
  • The New Life Baptist Church, Northallerton.
  • The Evangelical Church, Northallerton.
  • The Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Northallerton.
  • The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Northallerton.
  • All Saints' Church, Deighton.
  • St. Thomas' Church, Brompton.
  • The Methodist Church, Brompton.
  • The ex-Wesleyan Chapel, Brompton, opened in 1813, now a dwelling.
  • St. James' Church, Romanby.
  • The Methodist Church, Romanby.
• The following Churches have their own websites:
  • The Methodist Church, Northallerton
  • The New Life Baptist Church, Northallerton
  • The Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Northallerton

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Brompton.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Deighton.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of High Worsall.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Northallerton.

Description and Travel

• Northallerton web-site.
• Brompton on the Communigate 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 Pigot's Directory of 1829.
• 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

• Between 1823 and 1890 the chapelry of Brompton (in this parish) became a parish in its own right. See Brompton 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 Northallerton and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the The War Memorial at Romanby.
• A transcription of the 1914-1918 War Memorial near Northallerton Church.

Military Records

• The Northallerton Memorials Project aims to produce a record of the men from Northallerton, Brompton and Romanby, in North Yorkshire, England, who lost their lives in World War One. If anyone has any comments about the site or any further information about these men, or the actions in which they were killed, please contact Steve Metcalfe (email address on website).

Societies

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

Town Records

• Bribery and corruption at Northallerton, the Report of the Northallerton Election Committee, 1866.