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The Ancient Parish of BRAMHAM

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"BRAMHAM, a parish-town, in the wapentake of Barkston-Ash, liberty of St. Peter; 3 miles from Aberford, 4 from Tadcaster and Wetherby, 14 from Pontefract and York. Pop. including Oglethorpe, 970, which being united form a township. The Church, peculiar, is a vicarage, dedicated to All-Saints (see Churches for photograph), value, ~£6. 7s. 6d. p.r. !£130. Patron, the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church College, Oxford.

On Bramham Moor are the remains of a Roman consular road, from which came divers Viae Vicinales, by Thorner and Shadwell, through Sheep Lane and Haw caster Rig to Adel. --Drake. --Thoresby.

Here the Earl of Northumberland's forces were defeated by Sir Thomas Rokesby, and the Earl, the chief instrument in deposing Richard II. and raising up Henry IV. was slain. His head, covered with silver hairs, being put upon a stake, was carried in mock procession, through all the towns to London, and then placed on the bridge. --Hollinshead. --Stow. --Dug. --Bar."

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

Boston Spa Bowcliffe Bramham Biggin Bramham Lodge Bramham Park

Chesnut Grove Clifford Headley Hall Oglethorpe

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • All Saints' Church, Bramham.
  • All Saints' Church, Bramham.
  • The Methodist Chapel, Bramham.
  • The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Boston Spa.
    • Internal view looking down the nave
  • St. Luke's Church, Clifford.
  • St. Luke's Church, Clifford.
  • The Methodist Church, Clifford.
  • The Roman Catholic Church, Clifford.
• The following Churches have their own websites:
  • Boston Spa Methodist Church.

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Boston Spa.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Bramham.

Community Websites

• The Clifford Parish Council website includes History, maps, Churches and lots more.

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 1829 Directory Yorkshire section.
• 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 Bramham 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:
  • (SE418458) Moor End

Societies

• This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
  • Yorkshire Archaeological Society, FH Section
  • The City of York and District FHS