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The Ancient Parish of WALES

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"WALES, a parish-town, in the upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberty of St. Peter; 7 miles from Worksop, (Notts.) 7½ miles S. of Rotherham, 9 from Sheffield, 55 from York. Pop. 277. The Church, peculiar, is a perpetual curacy, dedicated to St. John, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, p.r. £75. 1s. 2d. Patron, the Duke of Leeds."

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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:
  • The Church of St. John the Baptist, Wales.
  • The Methodist Church, Wales.

Church Records

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

Description and Travel

• Paul Newbold has set up a "A photo tour and a brief history" of Wales with Kiveton Park.

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 Wales and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the The War Memorial at Wales.

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:
  • (SK464835) Wales Bar
  • (SK457835) Waleswood

Societies

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