Kirkby Malzeard
[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"KIRKBY MALZEARD, a parish-town, in the lower division of Claro, liberty of St. Peter; (Mowbray House, the seat of Tomyns Dickins, Esq.) 4 miles S. of Masham, 7 from Ripon, 10 from Pateley Bridge, 30 from York. Market, Wednesday. Fairs, Whitsun Monday, and October 2, for cattle, sheep, &c. Pop. 682. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Andrew, in the deanry of Catterick, diocese of Chester, value, with Masham, £301. Patron, Trinity College, Cambridge. It possess a peculiar exempt jurisdiction, formerly annexed to the Prebend of Masham, in the Cathedral of York, now exercised by a Commissary, appointed by Trinity College, Cambridge. The present Vicar is the Commissary." (There is further information for Kirkby Malzeard).
Information on the following places in this Parish is contained on a supplementary page.
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[Description(s) edited from various 19th century sources by Colin Hinson © 2013]
Charities
- The Charity of Mary Preston in St. Andrew's Church, Kirkby Malzeard.
- The Charity of Margaret Buckle in St. Andrew's Church, Kirkby Malzeard.
- The Charity of John Holdsworth in St. Andrew's Church, Kirkby Malzeard.
- The Charity of Christopher Brown in St. Andrew's Church, Kirkby Malzeard.
- The Charity of Mrs Elizabeth Walker in St. Andrew's Church, Kirkby Malzeard.
Churches
- Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Andrew's Church, Kirkby Malzeard.
- Internal view looking down the nave
- The Methodist Church (1880), Kirkby Malzeard (built in 1880 as an Ebenezer Chapel).
- St. Jude's Church, Hartwith.
- St. James' Church, Grewelthorpe.
- Internal view looking down the nave
- The Methodist Church, Grewelthorpe.
- St. Peter's Church, Dallowgill.
- The Methodist Chapel, Dallowgill.
- The former Methodist Chapel, Galphay (now a house).
- The Church of St. John the Evangelist, Mickley (view 1).
- Internal view looking down the nave
- The Church of St. John the Evangelist, Mickley (view 2).
- St. Andrew's Church, Burnt Yates (view 1).
- Internal view looking down the nave
- St. Andrew's Church, Burnt Yates (view 2).
- The Methodist Church, Summerbridge.
- The former Bethel Wesleyan Chapel, Bouthwaite, built in 1890.
- The former Wesleyan Chapel, Heathfield. Ceased to be used as a chapel in 1970.
- St. Chad's Church, Middlesmoor.
- Internal view looking down the nave
- The ancient cross in the church
- St. Chad's Church, Middlesmoor, as seen on the approach to the village.
- The Wesleyan Chapel, Middlesmoor.
- St. Mary's Church, Ramsgill. It's not possible to take a good photograph of this church
- Internal view looking down the nave
- St. Mary's Church, Ramsgill (view 2).
- The former Methodist Chapel, Laverton. This chapel was built circa 1895, and closed 20th January 2002.
- The former Methodist Chapel, Laverton.
- The Methodist Chapel, Lofthouse, formerly Wesleyan, opened October 18, 1882.
- The Cemetery Chapel, Hogerston Hill.
- St. Andrew's Church, Kirkby Malzeard.
Church History
- A transcription of the Lofthouse Chapel Congregational Church History
- Transcript of the entry for Middlesmoor in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
- Transcript of the entry for Kirkby Malzeard in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
- Transcript of the entry for Hartwith with Winsley Peculiar in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
- Transcript of the entry for Kirkby Malzeard in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Church Records
- The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Kirkby Malzeard.
- The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Hartwith.
- The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Middlesmoor.
- The List of Vicars of St. James's Church, Grewelthorpe.
- The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Kirkby Malzeard.
Community Websites
Description and Travel
- An extensive website for Hackfall includes History, Old photographs etc.
- Kirkby Malzeard including Laverton and Dallowgill.
- Here is a photograph of The view from Middlesmoor, looking down Nidderdale.
Directories
- Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory and Gazetteer, Vol I, West Riding.
Gazetteers
- There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts.
- There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England, Yorkshire extracts.
Ask for a calculation of the distance from Kirkby Malzeard to another place.
Click here for a list of nearby places.
Genealogy
- A combination of information and requests for information is to be found in the Family History pages of the Grewelthorpe website.
History
- A history of Kirkby Malzeard village, complete with old Postcards etc.
- Many aspects of the History of Grewelthorpe.
- An extensive website for Hackfall includes History, Old photographs etc.
- A transcription of the Lofthouse Chapel Congregational Church History
Maps
- For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
- 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.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SE235744 (Lat/Lon: 54.164869, -1.641575), Kirkby Malzeard which are provided by:
- This place shown on an OpenStreetMap map.
- Google Streetview
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- OpenStreetMap
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- Elgin Road Works
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Memorial Inscriptions
- The Memorial Plaque in St. John's Church, Mickley.
- The War Memorial in the Churchyard at Grewelthorpe.
- The War Memorial in the Churchyard at Kirkby Malzeard.
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:
- (SE142655) Ladies Riggs
- (SE204743) Thwaite house
Societies
- This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
Taxation
- A list of those paying the 1379 Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for this parish.