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The Ancient Parish of THURNSCOE

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]

"THURNSCOE, a parish-town, in the lower-division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberty of Tickhill; (the seat of Charles Palmer, Esq.) 7 miles W. of Doncaster, Rotherham, and Barnsley, 36 from York. Pop. 205. The Church is a rectory, dedicated to St. Helen, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, £11. 7s. 8½d. Patron, Earl Fitzwilliam."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • St. Helen's Church, Thurnscoe, view 1.
    • Internal view looking down the nave
    • The East Window
    • The unusual wooden font
  • St. Helen's Church, Thurnscoe, view 2.
  • St. Hilda's Church, Thurnscoe, view 1.
  • St. Hilda's Church, Thurnscoe, view 2.
  • The Methodist Church, Thurnscoe.
    • The Altar and Organ
    • Looking across the Church

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Thurnscoe.
• A transcription of the List of Rectors in St. Helen's Church, Thurnscoe.

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Baines's Directory and Gazetteer Directory of 1822.

Gazetteers

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Thurnscoe to another place.
• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.
• There is further information about this parish from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 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 Thurnscoe and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the World War I Memorial Plaque in St. Helen's Church, Thurnscoe.

Societies

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