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The Ancient Parish of OVER SILTON

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"OVER SILTON, (or High Silton) a parish in the wapentake of Birdforth; 6 miles E. of Northallerton. The parish church (see Churches for photograph), is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the Earl of Fauconberg, and the Rev. Edward Greenwood is the incumbent. Pop. 94."

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"KEPWICK, in the parishes of Leake, Cowesby, and Over-Silton, and wapentake of Birdforth; 1¾ miles SE. of Over Silton, 8 miles NNE. of Thirsk. Pop. 170." - -(See Leake for directory)

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • St. Mary's Church, Over Silton.
  • St. Mary's Church, Over Silton.
  • The private Memorial Chapel, Kepwick.
• The following churches have their own web-sites:
  • St. Mary's Church, Over Silton.

Church Records

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

Directories

• 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 Over Silton and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Societies

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