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The Ancient Parish of EDLINGTON

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"EDLINGTON, (now Old Edlington -2001) a parish-town, in the upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; 4½ miles SSW. of Doncaster, 8½ from Rotherham, 41 from York. Pop. 141. The Church is a rectory, dedicated to St. Peter, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, ~£9. p.r. £130. Patron, Lord Molesworth.

Here are some remains of an ancient residence, supposed, by Mr. Beckwith, to be that of Athlane, the Dane, the place being originally called Athlane town."

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"BROOM HOUSE, a farm-house in the township and parish of Edlington; 4 miles from Doncaster."

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"COCKHILL HOUSE, a farm-house in the township and parish of Edlington; 6 miles from Doncaster, 7 from Rotherham."

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"CROOK HALL, (the seat of John E. Woodyear, Esq.) in the township of Conisbrough, and parish of Edlington; 5 miles from Doncaster, 5 from Rotherham."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • St Peter's Church, Old Edlington.
  • St. John the Baptist's Church, New Edlington.
  • The Methodist Church, New Edlington.
  • The Greek Orthodox Church, New Edlington.
  • Warmsworth and Edlington National Spiritualist Church, New Edlington.

Church Records

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

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 Edlington 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:
  • (SK540985) New Edlington

Societies

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