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The Ancient Parish of COPGROVE

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"COPGROVE, a parish-town, in the lower-division of Claro; (the seat of Thomas Duncombe, Esq.) 4 miles N. of Knaresborough and 4 from Boroughbridge, 6 from Ripon. Pop. 87. The Church is a rectory, dedicated to St. Michael (see Churches for photograph), in the deanry of Boroughbridge, diocese of Chester, value, ~£5. 9s. 7d. p.r. !£80. Patron, Thomas Duncombe, Esq.

Before the conquest, Gospatric, a northern nobleman, was Lord of this village, where he had six caracutes of land; three of which, were arable. In the 20th of William I. Erneis de Borun, a Norman, had this manor; whose servant, Trusten, held here one caracute, with one plough, and seven villeins. Here was then a church; and the manor a mile long, and half a mile broad, was, in the time of King Edward, valued at 20s.; but at the above mentioned time, only at 16s. --Vide Domesday Book."

Churches

• Here are two photographs of St. Michael and All Angels Church, Copgrove.
  • view 1.
  • view 2.

Church Records

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

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Baines's Directory and Gazetteer Directory of 1822.

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.

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 Copgrove and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Societies

• This parish is covered by the following Society:
  • Harrogate and district Family History Society