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The Ancient Parish of LONG PRESTON

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"LONG PRESTON, a parish-town, in the west-division and liberty of Staincliffe; 4½ miles S. of Settle, 7 from Gisburn, 11½ from Skipton, 15 from Colne, (Lanc.) 53 from York. No Market. Fairs, March 1, and September 4, for horned cattle, &c. Principal Inn, Boar's Head. Pop. 733. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Mary, in the deanry of Craven, value, £10. 18s. 11½d. Patrons, the Dean and Canons of Christ Church, Oxford.

The Prior and Canons of Bolton appear to have presented to this Church, ever since the endowment of the vicarage, in 1303, to the dissolution of their house; when the rectory and advowson were granted by Henry VIII. to Christ church, Oxford. In this Church was a chantry, dedicated to our Lady and St. Anne, founded by Richard Hammerton, Knight, according to the return of chantries made by Archbishop Holgate, and valued at £5. 6s. 8d. per annum. --Hist. Craven.

Here are ten Alms Houses, with a Chapel for reading prayers, founded by James Knowles, by Will, dated 1613 14, for ten poor men or women, and endowed by him with land, worth, in 1786, £49. 15s. per annum."

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

Arnford Deep Dale Head Halton West Hellifield Hellifield Peel Little Newton

Long Gill Meer Beck Scales Thornber House Wigglesworth

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • St. Mary's Church, Long Preston (view 1).
  • St. Mary's Church, Long Preston (view 2).
  • St. Aidan's Church, Hellifield (view 1).
  • St. Aidan's Church, Hellifield (view 2).
  • Hellifield Methodist Church, Hellifield.
• The following Churches have their own websites:
  • Long Preston Methodist Church.

Church Records

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

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Baines's Directory and Gazetteer Directory of 1822.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in The Craven Household Almanack Directory of 1911.

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.

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 Long Preston and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the the War Memorial next to the Mission Church at Halton West.
• A transcription of the War Memorial at Hellifield.

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:
  • (SD856561) Hellifield Green
  • (SD829586) Town Head

Societies

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