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The Ancient Parish of SHERBURN IN ELMET

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"SHERBURN IN ELMET, a market and parish-town, in the wapentake of Barkston-Ash, a part in the liberty of St Peter; 3½ miles from Aberford, 6 from Ferrybridge, 7 from Tadcaster and Pontefract, 8 from Selby, 12½ from Leeds, 15 from York, 183 from London. Market, Friday. Fair, September 25, for horses, linen, &c. Principal Inn, Red Bear. Pop. 1,144. The Church, peculiar, is a Vicarage, dedicated to All-Saints (see Churches for photograph), in the deanry of the Ainsty, value, £10. 17s. 1d. p.r. £130. Patron, the Prebendary of Fenton." (There is further information for Sherburn In Elmet).

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

Barkston Ash Huddleston Lenerton Lotherton Lumby

Micklefield Newthorpe Rest Park South Milford Steeton Hall

Cemeteries

• Michael Halton has transcribed the Memorial Inscriptions for South Milford, and he has also drawn a plan of the graveyard.

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
  • All Saints' Church, Sherburn in Elmet (view 1).
  • All Saints' Church, Sherburn in Elmet (view 2).
  • All Saints' Church, Sherburn in Elmet in the snow.
  • Holy Trinity Church, Barkston Ash (view 1).
  • Holy Trinity Church, Barkston Ash (view 2).
  • St. Mary's Church, South Milford (view 1).
  • St. Mary's Church, South Milford (view 2).
  • The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Micklefield (view 1).
  • The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Micklefield (view 2).
  • The Methodist Church, Sherburn in Elmet.
  • The Roman Catholic Church, Sherburn in Elmet.
  • The Methodist Church, South Milford.

Church Records

• Peter Watkinson has transcribed the entries for Burials for South Milford Church from its commission in 1847 to the present day. There are two files, one dealing with Burials 1847 to 1979 and the other dealing with Burials 1979 to 1998 when the dates of death started to be entered.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Sherburn in Elmet.

Description and Travel

• The village of South Milford has its own descriptive web site.

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 1829.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Pigot's Directory of 1834.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in White's Directory of 1837.

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from Pigot's 1829 Directory Yorkshire section.
• There is further information about this parish from Pigot's 1834 Directory Yorkshire section.
• There is further information about this parish from White's 1837 Gazetteer, History and Directory of the West Riding.
• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.

History

• Here is a photograph of Steeton Hall Gateway, near South Milford.

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 Sherburn in Elmet and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the The War Memorials for the Micklefield dead of WWI.
• A transcription of the The War Memorials for the Micklefield dead of WWII.
• A transcription of the The Memorial for the dead the 1896 Micklefield Colliery explosion.
• A transcription of the 1914-1918 and 1939-45 War Memorial in Holy Trinity churchyard, Barkston Ash.

Military Records

• Peter Watkinson has made available a transcription of the Soldiers and Sailors Roll of Honour 1914-1918 for South Milford.

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:
  • (SE445325) New Micklefield
  • (SE442337) Old Micklefield

Societies

• This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
  • The City of York and District FHS
  • Yorkshire Archaeological Society, FH Section