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The Ancient Parish of STONEGRAVE

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"STONEGRAVE, a parish in the wapentake of Rydale; 5 miles SE. of Helmsley. The church (see Churches for photograph) is a rectory of which the King is the patron. Pop. 177.

In this church are three inscriptions, illustrative of the descendant of that learned divine Thomas Comber, D.D. dean of Durham, whose son Thomas, resided at East Newton, in this parish. --The particulars may be met with in Nichols' Lit. Anecdotes."

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"BIRCH, a farm house in the parish of Stonegrave; 1¾ miles WNW. of Stonegrave, 3½ miles from Helmsley, 7½ miles from Kirkbymoorside."

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"EAST NESS, in the parish of Stonegrave and wapentake of Rydale; 2½ miles ENE. of Stonegrave, 6 miles S. of Kirkbymoorside. Pop. 59.

In a ploughed field, near this village, in 1616, was found, the following sepulchral inscription, on a sarcophagus, which contained human bones.

                     TITIA' PINTA' VIX' ANN' XXXVIlI'
                     ET' VAL' ADIVTORI' VIX' ANN' XX'
                     ET' VARIOLO' VIX' ANN' XV' VAL'
                    VINDICIANVS' CONIVGI' ET' FILIlS'
                                  F. C.

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"EAST NEWTON, in the parish of Stonegrave, wapentake of Rydale, and liberty of St. Peter's; 1¼ miles SW. of Stonegrave, 4 miles SSE. of Helmsley. Pop. including Laysthorpe, 72.

Of this place was the Rev. Thomas Comber, eldest son of Thomas Comber, esq. of East-Newton, and grandson of the pious and learned Dr. Comber, dean of Durham. Dr. Comber died at Buckworth, in 1778; and was buried at Stonegrave. -Nichols' Lit. Anecdotes."

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"LEYSTHORPE, a farm house in the township of East-Newton, and parish of Stonegrave; 1¼ miles WNW. of Stonegrave, 4 miles south of Helmsley, 7 from Kirbymoorside."

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"WEST NESS, in the parish of Stonegrave, and wapentake of Rydale; 2¼ miles ENE. of Stonegrave, 6 miles S. of Kirkbymoorside. Pop. 63."

Churches

• Here is a photograph of The Minster, Stonegrave.
• Gail Hopkins has supplied two photographs taken inside the church.
  • The first is of the tapestry over the doorway to the bell-tower, and the second is of the Thornton Memorial plaque.

Church Records

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

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 Stonegrave and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Societies

• This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
  • Cleveland FHS
  • The Ryedale Family History Group