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Yorkshire

West Riding

Nearby places

The Ancient Parish of WOMERSLEY

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"WOMERSLEY, a parish-town, in the wapentake of Osgoldcross, liberty of Pontefract; (the seat of the Right Hon. Lord Hawke) 5 miles SE. of Pontefract and Ferrybridge, 8 from Snaith, 26 from York. Pop. 316. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Martin, in the deanry of Pontefract, value, ~£6. 11s. 5½d. Patron, The Right Hon. Lord Hawke."

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"CRIDLING STUBBS, in the parishes of Womersley and Darrington, wapentake of Osgoldcross, liberty of Pontefract; 2½ miles SE. of Ferrybridge, 4½ from Pontefract. Pop. 96."

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"FULHAM HOUSE, a single house in the township and parish of Womersley; liberty of Pontefract; 7 miles ESE. of Pontefract and Snaith."

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"HIGH FIELD LANES, a farm-house in the township and parish of Womersley; 5 miles from Pontefract."

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"LITTLE SMEATON, in the parish of Womersley, liberty of Pontefract; 6 miles from Ferrybridge, 6½ from Pontefract, 10 from Doncaster. Pop. 176."

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"WALDEN STUBBS, in the parish of Womersley, wapentake of Osgoldcross, liberty of Pontefract; 7 miles SE. of Pontefract and Ferrybridge. Pop. 158."

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"WOOD HALL, 2 houses in the township and parish of Womersley; 5 miles from Pontefract and Ferrybridge."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • St. Martin's Church, Womersley.
  • The ex Methodist Church, Walden Stubbs.

Church Records

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

Description and Travel

• The small village of Cridling Stubbs has its own web-site giving both current and historical information.

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 Womersley and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the The War Memorial at Womersley.

Societies

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