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The Ancient Parish of BLYTHE

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"BLYTHE, a parish in the county of Nottinghamshire."

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"AUSTERFIELD, in the parish of Blythe, (Notts.) lower-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; 1½ mile from Bawtry, 8 from Doncaster. Pop. 242. Here is a Chapel of Ease to Blythe.

The Rev. Abraham de la Pryme supposes the name of Austerfield or Osterfield to be derived from the famous Roman general Ostorius, fighting a battle with the Britons, near this place, which opinion is strengthened by a Roman camp being at no great distance. The word Field is never added but where a battle has been fought. Pryme's Papers in Philos. Trans. vol. 9."

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"BAWTRY, a market-town, in the parish of Blythe, (Notts.) lower division of Strafforth and Tickhill; (the seat of the Dowager Viscountess, Galway) 5¼ miles from Barnby Moor Inn, (Notts.) 9 from Doncaster, and 9 from Retford, (Notts.) 12 from Gainsborough (Linc.) 14 from Thorne, 20 from Sheffield, 46 from York, 156 from London. Market, Thursday, (formerly on the Wednesday) Fairs, Thursday in Whitsun Week, and old Martinmas Day, for horses, horned cattle, sheep, and pedlary. Principal Inn, the Crown. Pop. 1,027. The Church is a perpetual curacy under Blythe, dedicated to St. Nicholas, in the deanry of Retford.

Bawtry, situated upon the site of the Roman, road from Agelocum to Danum, stands at the very extremity of the county, (a portion of it being in Nottinghamshire,) and on the great north road from London to Edinburgh. It contains nothing of particular interest, except the elegant mansion of the Dowager Viscountess Galway, which is situated at the southern extremity of the town."

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"FINNINGLEY PARK, (the seat of John Harvey, Esq. occupied by George Broderick, Esq.) in the township of Austerfield and parish of Blythe, (Notts); 3 miles from Bawtry.

Mr. Harvey lately erected, in the centre of the adjacent wood, a curious and elegant cottage, where he occasionally resides. The village of Finningley is in Nottinghamshire, but the house, and part of the park, with the cottage, are in Yorkshire. Some few years ago the head of a Roman spear, and other curiosities were found near Mr. Harvey's mansion."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • St. Mary and St. Martin's Church, Blyth (view 1).
  • St. Mary and St. Martin's Church, Blyth (view 2).
  • St. Nicholas' Church, Bawtry.
  • The Methodist Church, Bawtry.

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Austerfield.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Bawtry.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Blythe.

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 1837.

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 1837 Gazetteer, History and Directory of the West Riding.
• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.

History

• In the burial register for Bawtry appears the following comment:
  • 31 Jul 1858: Bawtry was separated from Blyth and with Austerfield was made a distinct parish under the name of the parish of Bawtry with Austerfield by order in Council signed on 31 Jul 1858. R HINES curate of Bawtry [John Mellors Oct 2008]

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 Blythe 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:
  • (SK668971) Brancroft

Societies

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