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The Ancient Parish of PICKHILL

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"PICKHILL, (cum Roxby) a parish in the wapentake of Halikeld, and liberty of Richmondshire; 7 miles SE. of Bedale. The church is dedicated to All Saints; the living is a vicarage, in the patronage of Trinity College. Cambridge, and the Rev. J. R. Hunton is the incumbent. There is also a Methodist chapel here. Population, including Roxby, 334.

The nursery grounds of Mr. Thompson here, which are very extensive, have been cultivated as such for above a century by his ancestors and himself."

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

Ainderby Quernhow Allerthorp Butcher Houses High Ness Holme Howe

Ness Roaksby Sandholmes Sinderby Swainby Union House

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • All Saints' Church, Pickhill.
    • Internal view looking down the nave
    • The East Window

Church Records

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

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Baines's Directory of 1823.
• 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 Pickhill and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the War Memorial in All Saints' Churchyard, Pickhill.

Societies

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