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The Ancient Parish of SAINT JOHN'S

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]

"SAINT JOHN'S, a parish-town, in the township of Throapham, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberty of Tickhill; 6 miles from Tickhill, 8 from Rotherham, 50 from York. Pop. included in Throapham. The Church, peculiar, is a perpetual curacy, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, p.r. £33. 8s. 6d. Patron, the Lord Chancellor."


"LANGOLD, in the township of Letwell, and parish of Saint John's, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; (a seat of John Galley Knight, Esq.) 4 miles from Worksop, (Notts.) 5 from Tickhill."


"LETWELL, in the parish of Saint John's, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberties of St. Peter and Tickhill; 5½ miles SW. of Tickhill and Worksop, (Notts.) 9 from Rotherham. Pop. 135. The Church, peculiar, is a perpetual curacy, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, p.r. !£40. Patron, the Chancellor of York Cathedral."


"LINGODELL, a farm-house in the township of Throapham, and parish of Saint John's; 5 miles from Tickhill and Worksop, (Notts.)"


"THROAPHAM, a township, in the parish of Saint John's, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; 6½ miles SSW. of Tickhill, 7½ from Worksop, (Notts.) 8 from Rotherham, 10 from Bawtry. Pop. including St. John's, 50, which being united, form a township."


"WHEAT HOUSE, a farm-house in the township of Throapham, and parish of Saint John's; 5 miles S. of Tickhill and Worksop, (Notts.)"

[Description(s) edited from various 19th century sources by Colin Hinson © 2013]
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  • The following transcriptions are transcriptions of transcriptions originally done in 1988 by Wath and Mexborough Archives. These documents have many typographical errors and so we cannot vouch for the accuracy in the original transcription. If you find anything of interest here, please be sure to check (or get someone to check) the actual gravestone.
    Transcription by Jack Parry of:
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You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK524876 (Lat/Lon: 53.382657, -1.213694), Saint Johns which are provided by:

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