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The Ancient Parish of BROMPTON BY SAWDON

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"BROMPTON BY SAWDON, a parish in the wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe; (the seat of Sir George Cayley, Bart.) 8 miles SW. of Scarborough.

Brompton has one of the most beautiful, elegant, and capacious village churches in Yorkshire (see Churches for photograph); it is dedicated to All Saints; the living is a vicarage, and the patron Sir G. Cayley, Bart. Pop. 516." (There is further information for Brompton By Sawdon).

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"SAWDON, in the liberty of and parish of Brompton by Sawdon, wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe; 1¾ miles N. of Brompton by Sawdon, 8 miles WSW. of Scarborough. Population 139."

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"SNAINTON, in the parishes of Brompton by Sawdon and Ebberston, wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe; 1½ miles E. of Ebberston, 8 miles E. of Pickering. About a quarter of a mile from the village is Stainton New Inn, a large posting house. Pop. 603. (see also Churches)"

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"TROUTSDALE, (a dale), in the parish of Brompton by Sawdon, wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe; 4 miles NNW. of Brompton by Sawdon, 10 miles NE. of Pickering. Pop. 45."

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"WYDALE, (or Weedale) scattered houses in the parish of Brompton by Sawdon, wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe; 10 miles E. of Pickering."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • All Saints' Church, Brompton by Sawdon.
    • Internal view looking down the aisle
    • Looking across the nave
  • The ex-Wesleyan Chapel, Sawdon.

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Brompton by Sawdon.

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Baines's Directory of 1823.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in White's Directory of 1840.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Bulmers Directory of 1890.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in The Scarborough Gazette Directory of 1905.

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.
• There is further information about this parish from Bulmer's 1890 History and Directory of the North 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 Brompton by Sawdon and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Societies

• This parish is covered by the following Society:
  • East Yorkshire FHS