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The Ancient Parish of EASBY

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"EASBY, a parish in the wapentake of Gilling West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 1 mile E. of Richmond, pleasantly situated on the banks of the Swale. The parish church here is dedicated to St. Agatha (see Churches for photograph). The living is a vicarage, in the patronage of the King, of which the Rev. Caleb Readshaw, M. A. is incumbent. The principal inhabitants of the village are Robert Jaques, Esq. Abbey house, and Captain James Jackson. Pop. 105." (There is further information for Easby).

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

Aske Brompton Upon Swale Cittadilla Olliver Saint Trinian's Hall Skeeby

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
  • St Agatha's Church, Easby.
  • St. Paul's Church, Brompton On Swale.
    • Internal view
    • The font
  • The Methodist Church, Brompton On Swale.
    • Internal view looking down the aisle
  • St. Agatha's Church, Skeeby.
• The following churches have their own web-sites:
  • St. Agatha's Church, Easby.
  • St. Paul's Church, Brompton on Swale
  • St. Agatha's Church, Skeeby.
  • The Abbey of St Agatha, Easby

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Easby.
• A transcription of the List of Incumbents (2nd Millenium) in St. Agatha's Church, Easby.

Description and Travel

• Garry Stockdill's Yorksview website contains a description and a photograph of Easby.
• The Heritage Trail Easby Abbey

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Baines's Directory of 1823.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Bulmers Directory of 1890.

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 Easby 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:
  • (NZ150037) Aske Moor (Farm)

Societies

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