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The Ancient Parish of WHIXLEY

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"WHIXLEY, a parish-town, in the upper-division of Claro; 6 miles SE. of Boroughbridge, 7½ from Wetherby, 8 from Knaresborough, 11 from York. Pop. 467. The Church (see Churches for photograph) is a perpetual curacy, in the deanry of Boroughbridge, diocese of Chester, value, £7. 17s. 1d. p.r. !£41. Patron, the Heirs of the Tancreds." (There is further information for Whixley).

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"GREEN HAMMERTON, in the parish of Whixley, upper-division of Claro; 7 miles SE. of Boroughbridge and Wetherby, 8 from Knaresborough, 10 from York. Principal Inn, the George, a Posting House. Pop. 329."

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"PROVIDENCE GREEN, a single house in the township of Green Hammerton, and parish of Whixley; 7 miles from Knaresborough."

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"THORNVILLE, a township, in the parish of Whixley, lower-division of Claro; 5 miles NE. of Wetherby, 9 from Knaresborough, 10 from York. Pop. 13."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • The Church of the Ascension, Whixley.
  • The Church of the Ascension, Whixley (another view).
  • The Methodist Church, Whixley.
  • St. Thomas's Chapel of Ease, Green Hammerton.
  • St. Thomas's Chapel of Ease, Green Hammerton (from the back).

Church Records

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

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.

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from Pigot's 1834 Directory Yorkshire section.
• 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 Whixley 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:
  • (SE457584) Tancred

Societies

• This parish is covered by the following Society:
  • Harrogate and district Family History Society