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Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England. Geographical and Historical information from 1829.

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MARKET WEIGHTON:
Geographical and Historical information from the year 1829.

"MARKET WEIGHTON, is a market and parish-town in the Holme-beacon division of Harthill wapentake, east riding, 187 miles from London, 83 from Manchester, 19 from York and Hull, and ten from Beverley; situated on a branch of the river Foulness, and near to the canal to which it gives name. Upon the waters of the former are corn mills, and the latter communicates with the Humber. Not many years ago it was a place of considerable thoroughfare, but since the establishment of so many steam-boats upon the Humber, there has not been near so much travelling through it; its trade has consequently suffered, and that which it now enjoys is mainly supported by the inhabitants of the adjacent country. The situation of the town is considered highly salubrious, and though the views around it are almost devoid of any interest yet to the lovers of field sports the Wold scenery is highly attractive. Here is one church under the establishment, and a chapel each belonging to the Methodists and Calvinists. The patronage of the church living is in the prebendary of Weighton, (in York cathedral) and incumbency of the Rev R. C. Winpenny. The Duke of Devonshire is lord of the manor, and holds courts baron twice in the year. The market day is on Wednesday, and the fairs are 14th of May, and 25th of September: the latter, at one period, was the largest sheep fair in England, and it still remains very considerable. The parish of Market Weighton, including the chapelry of Shipton, contained, by the census of 1821, 2,093 inhabitants."

[Transcribed from Pigot's National Commericial Directory for 1828-29 ]
by Colin Hinson ©2007