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The Ancient Parish of TREETON

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"TREETON, a parish-town, in the upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberty of Hallamshire; 4 miles from Rotherham, 7 from Sheffield, 52 from York. Pop. 364. The Church is a rectory, dedicated to St. Helen, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, £12. Patron, the Duke of Norfolk.

Dr. Samuel Drake, brother of the author of the Eboracum, was rector of this Church in 1728, where he was buried in 1753. Like all the Drakes, he was a man of learning, and like many of them, an author. --Hunter's Hallamshire.

Treeton, the lordship of Morcar, Earl of Northumberland, before the conquest; afterwards it became the estate of the Furnivals: Thomas de Nevil, marrying the heiress, brought this estate into his family, with the title of Lord Furnival. It afterwards, by marriage, came into the possession of John, Lord Talbot, the famous general; who, for his eminent services, was created Earl of Shrewsbury, by King Henry VI. To this family succeeded that of Pierpoint; of whom, Robert de Pierpoint was, by King Charles I., created Lord Pierpoint, of Holm Pierpoint, Viscount Newark, and Earl of Kingston, who, in gratitude and loyalty to his royal benefactor, raised a regiment for his service, and was taken prisoner at the surrender of Gainsbrough; and, being sent, with others, in a boat, towards Hull, a party of cavaliers, as they passed by, called to the boat to stop; and, because they did not, the cavaliers fired upon them, and the Earl, with his man, was slain by their friends, 1643. --Magna Brit. The Duke of Norfolk is now the sole Lord."

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"BRAMPTON EN LE MORTHEN, in the parish of Treeton, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; 5 miles SE. of Rotherham, 9 from Sheffield. Pop. 136."

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"ULLEY, or Brampton Ulley, in the parishes of Treeton and Aston, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; 4 miles from Rotherham, 9 from Sheffield. Pop. 203."

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"WALES WOOD, a hamlet in the township of Wales, and parishes of Wales and Treeton; 5½ miles from Rotherham, 9 from Sheffield."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • St. Helen's Church, Treeton. Why do they want to hide their beautiful Church behind large dismal trees?
  • The Methodist Church, Treeton. (This church too is obscured by trees in front of it).
  • The Baptist Church, Treeton.

Church Records

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

Description and Travel

• Paul Newbold has set up a "A photo tour and a brief history" of Brampton-en-le-Morthen, and another one for Ulley.
• Treetonweb is about Treeton 'past and present', and is for the benefit of existing residents, visitors and ex-pats.

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 Treeton and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the The War Memorial at Treeton.

Societies

• This parish is covered by the following Society:
  • Rotherham FHS