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The Ancient Parish of HEMSWORTH

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"HEMSWORTH, a parish-town, in the wapentake of Staincross, liberty of Pontefract; (Hemsworth Hall, the seat of Sir Francis Lindley Wood, Bart.) 5½ miles S. of Pontefract, 7 from Wakefield, 9 from Barnsley, 29½ from York. Pop. 963. The Church is a rectory, dedicated to St. Helen, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, £20. 1s. 0½d. Patron, William Wrightson, Esq." (There is further information for Hemsworth).

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"HEMSWORTH LANE END, a hamlet in the township and parish of Hemsworth, 5 miles from Pontefract."

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"HEMSWORTH LODGE, a farm-house in the township and parish of Hemsworth, 5 miles from Pontefract."

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"HEMSWORTH MARSH, a hamlet in the parish of Hemsworth, 5 miles from Pontefract."

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"KINSLEY HOUSE, a farm-house in the township and parish of Hemsworth, liberty of Pontefract; 7 miles SW. of Pontefract."

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"NEWSTEAD HALL, (a seat of John Naylor, Esq.) in the township and parish of Hemsworth, wapentake of Staincross; 5 miles from Pontefract, 6 from Wakefield, 9 from Barnsley."

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"ROYD MOOR, a farm-house in the township and parish of Hemsworth, 5 miles from Pontefract, 7 from Wakefield, 8 miles NE. of Barnsley."

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"VISSITT, a farm-house in the township and parish of Hemsworth, 6 miles S. of Pontefract, 7 from Wakefield."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
  • St. Helen's Church, Hemsworth.
  • St. Helen's Church, Hemsworth. They don't want you to see the Church in the summer!
  • Trees undermining St. Helen's Church, Hemsworth.
  • The Methodist Church, Hemsworth.
  • The Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Hemsworth.
  • The National Spiritualist Church, Hemsworth.
  • The Strict and Particular Baptist Church, Kinsley.
  • Our Lady of Graces Roman Catholic Church, Kinsley.

Church Records

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

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 Pigot's 1834 Directory Yorkshire section.
• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.

History

• Community website for Hemsworth with local history section

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 Hemsworth and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• Transcription and photograph of Hemsworth war memorial
• Transcription and photograph of Fitzwilliam war memorial
• A transcription of the The War Memorial for the dead of the two World Wars, Kinsley.

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:
  • (SE413156) Fitzwilliam

Societies

• This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
  • Wakefield and district FHS
  • Pontefract and District FHS