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The Ancient Parish of FEWSTON

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"FEWSTON, a parish-town, in the lower-division of Claro; 7 miles N. of Otley, 11 from Knaresborough, 14½ from Skipton, 29 from York. Pop. 610. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalen, in the deanry of the Ainsty, value ~£6. 13s. 4d. p.r. !£113. Patron, the King."

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

Blubberhouses Brandrith Craggs Clifton Crag Hall Ellerker Gill Bottom

Great Timble Hardisty Hill Hopper Lane Inn Jack Hill Norwood Rocking Stone Hall

Spinksburn Thruscross Timble Ings West End West House

Churches

• Here are two photographs of the parish church:
  • St. Michael & St. Lawrence's Church, Fewston (view 1).
  • St. Michael & St. Lawrence's Church, Fewston (view 2).
  • The Methodist Church, Norwood Bottoms.
  • St. Andrew's Church, Blubberhouses (view 1).
  • St. Andrew's Church, Blubberhouses (view 2).
  • The Methodist Church, Norwood Bottoms.

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Fewston.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Thruscross.

Description and Travel

• Garry Stockdill's Yorksview website contains a description and photographs of Fewston.

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 Fewston 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:
  • (SE206531) Bland Hill
  • (SE216536) Brown Bank
  • (SE207538) Bramelane
  • (SE204515) Brass Castle
  • (SE205529) Cooper House
  • (SE203558) Dangerous Corner
  • (SE210505) Norwood Hall
  • (SE207522) Paddock Hill
  • (SE202524) Scow Hall
  • (SE213533) Whistle House
  • (SE217552) Willow House
  • (SE201546) Wydra

Societies

• This parish is covered by the following Society:
  • Wharfedale FHG