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The Ancient Parish of WHITKIRK

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"WHITKIRK, a parish in the township of Temple Newsam, lower division of Skyrack; 4¼ miles E. of Leeds, 8 from Wakefield, 10¾ from Ferrybridge, 21 from York. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Mary, in the deanry of the Ainsty, value, ~£13. 5s. 7½d. p.r. £120. Patron, Trinity College, Cambridge.

In this Church of Whitkirk, was a chantry for two priests on the south side of the choir, and valued, 37 Henry VIII. at £12. 3s. 4d. founded by William Scargill, Esq. of Thorpe Stapleton. And on the north wall of the choir is a mural inscription to the memory of John Sneaton, F.R.S. the builder of the Eddystone Light House". --Whitaker."

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

Austhorpe Colton Cross Gates Dial Halton Halton Killingbeck Manston

Newmarket Newsam Green Seacroft Temple Newsam Thornes Thorpe Hall Thorpe Stapleton

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • St. Mary's Church, Whitkirk.
  • The Church of the Latter Day Saints, Whitkirk.
  • The Methodist Church, Colton.
  • St. Wilfrid's Church, Halton (view 1).
  • St. Wilfrid's Church, Halton (view 2).
  • The Methodist and URC Church, Halton.
  • The Church of St. James the Great, Manston.
  • St. James's Church, Seacroft.
  • St. Richard's Church, Seacroft.
  • The Church of the Ascension, Seacroft.
  • The Methodist Church, Seacroft.
  • The Congregational Church, Seacroft.
  • The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Seacroft.
• The following churches have their own web-sites:
  • St. Mary's Church, Whitkirk.

Church Records

• The following entries in the Parish registers for Burials at Whitkirk have been transcribed:
  • Burials 1875 to 1879
  • The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Whitkirk.

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 1834.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in White's Directory of 1853.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in White's Directory of 1891.

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from Pigot's 1834 Directory Yorkshire section.
• There is further information about this parish from White's 1853 Gazetteer, History and Directory of the West Riding.
• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.
• There is further information about this parish from White's 1891 Gazetteer, History and Directory of the West Riding.

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 Whitkirk and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

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:
  • (SE377338) Brown Moor
  • (SE349336) Halton
  • (SE343332) Halton Moor
  • (SE353355) Parklands

Societies

• This parish is covered by the following Society:
  • Yorkshire Archaeological Society, FH Section

Voting Records

• The Voters lists for Temple Newsam for the years 1837, 1846, 1850, 1857, 1860, 1865 and 1870 have been transcribed by Shaun Cohen.