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West Riding

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The Ancient Parish of OWSTON

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"OWSTON, a parish-town, in the wapentake of Osgoldcross, liberty of Pontefract, (Owston Hall, the seat of Phillip Davis Cook, Esq.) 6 miles N. of Doncaster, 10 from Pontefract, 31 from York. Pop. 306. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to All-Saints, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, ~£7. 0s. 2½d. p.r. £100. Patron, Phillip Davis Cook, Esq."

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"CARCROFT, scattered farm-houses, in the township and parish of Owston, liberty of Pontefract; 6 miles NW. of Doncaster."

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"ROBIN HOOD'S WELL, a hamlet east side in the township of Burghwallis, and parish of Owston, west side in the township and parish of Skellbrook; 6¾ miles NW. of Doncaster." (There is further information for Robin Hood's Well).

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"SKELLOW, in the parish of Owston, wapentake of Osgoldcross, liberty of Pontefract; 5 miles NW. of Doncaster, 10 from Pontefract. Pop. 146."

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"SKELLOW GRANGE, a hamlet (the seat of Godfrey Higgins, Esq.) in the township of Skellow, and parish of Owston, liberty of Pontefract; 6 miles from Doncaster, 9 from Pontefract."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • All Saints' Church, Owston (view 1).
  • All Saints' Church, Owston (view 2).
  • The Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Skellow.
  • The Roman Catholic Church, Skellow.
    • Internal view looking down the nave
  • The Evangelical Church, Skellow.
  • The ex-Wesleyan Church, Skellow.
  • The ex-Methodist Church, Skellow, now a Tae Kwon Do centre.

Church Records

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

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 Owston and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the The War Memorial in the Churchyard at Owston:

Societies

• This parish is covered by the following Society:
  • Doncaster and District FHS