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The Ancient Parish of EAST ARDSLEY

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"EAST ARDSLEY, a parish-town, in Agbrigg-division of Agbrigg and Morley, liberty of Pontefract; 3½ miles NW. of Wakefield 6 from Leeds, 11½ from Bradford, 28 from York. Pop. 832. The Church is a perpetual curacy, in the deanry of Pontefract. Patron, the Right Hon. Earl of Cardigan."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • St. Michael's Church, East Ardsley (front view).
  • St. Michael's Church, East Ardsley (rear view).
  • St. Gabriel's Church, East Ardsley.
  • The Methodist Church, East Ardsley.

Church Records

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

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 East Ardsley and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Names (Geographical)

• The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
  • (SE312248) Lawns
  • (SE309256) The Fall

Societies

• This parish is covered by the following Society:
  • Morley and District FHG