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The Ancient Parish of ROYSTON

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"ROYSTON, a parish-town, in the wapentake of Staincross, liberty of Pontefract; 4½ miles N. of Barnsley, 6 from Wakefield, 9½ from Pontefract, 34 from York. Pop. 549. The Church, a spacious and well built structure, is a vicarage, dedicated to St. John the Baptist (see Churches for photograph), in the deanry of Doncaster, value, ~£17. 3s. 4d. p.r. !£107. Patron, the Archbishop of York.

Here is a Free Grammar School, founded by letters patent, in the 5th of James I. The endowment consists of a house, garden, and twenty four acres of land, amounting to about £70. per ann. and the interest of £13. is paid to the master, who also receives £4. 6s. 11d. from the Dutchy Court of Lancaster. The School is open to the boys of the parish indefinitely, free of expense. --Carlisle.

Here is also a Charity of the Lady Bolles, for the apprenticing of children."

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

Appleday Carlton Chevet Cudworth Little Worth

Monk Bretton Monk Bretton Grange New Laithes Notton Saint Helens Well Smithies Mill

Upper Cudworth Windhill Gate Woolley Woolley Edge Woolley Park

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
  • St. John the Baptist's Church, Royston, view 1.
    • Internal view looking down the nave
    • The font and cover
  • St. John the Baptist's Church, Royston, view 2.
  • The ex-Wesleyan Methodist Church of St. Matthew, Royston, now a gymnasium.
  • St. Matthew's Wesleyan Methodist Church, Royston (an old photo).
  • The Bethel Church, Royston.
  • The Methodist Church, Royston.
  • The Salvation Army, Royston.
  • The Bethel Community Church, Royston.
  • St. Paul's Church, Monk Bretton.
  • St. Peter's Church, Woolley (view 1).
  • St. Peter's Church, Woolley (view 2).
  • St. John the Evangelist's Church, Carlton.
  • The Methodist Church, Carlton (originally Wesleyan).
  • The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Carlton.
  • St. John the Baptist's Church, Cudworth.
  • The Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Lundwood.
  • The Laithes Crescent Methodist Church, Athersley.
  • St. Helen's Church, Athersley.
  • The Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church, Athersley.
  • The New Life Church, Athersley.
  • The Wesleyan Reform Church, Smithies.
• The following Churches have their own websites:
  • The Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Lundwood
  • St. Helen's Church, Athersley

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Monk Bretton.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Royston.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Woolley.

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 Pigot's Directory of 1834.

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 Royston and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Military Records

• Here are the STANDING ORDERS for the 65th Regiment (of Foot). [Formed in 1758, later to become the Yorks Lancs] transcribed by Walt Norris.
• There is also document detailing the recruits for his Majesties 65th Foot commanded by Lieut. Genl. Edward Urmston. These men were probably recruited to fight in the Amercan war of Independence, again transcribed by Walt Norris.

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:
  • (SE344098) Athersley North
  • (SE345092) Athersley South
  • (SE389096) Belle Green
  • (SE400073) Cudworth Common
  • (SE370065) Cundy Cross
  • (SE375074) Lundwood
  • (SE343090) New Lodge
  • (SE355082) Smithies
  • (SE366085) St. Helen's
  • (SE376085) West Green

Societies

• This parish is covered by the following Society:
  • Wakefield and district FHS

Taxation

• The Barnsley FHS have a short article on The Tithe Commutation Act 1836 by Barry Kelly. This gives an example of how the Tithe Commutation Records for Cudworth near Barnsley can be used as a resource for family historians.