Westow, Yorkshire, England. Geographical and Historical information from 1868.

WESTOW:
Geographical and Historical information from the year 1868.

"WESTOW, a parish in the wapentake of Buckrose, East Riding county York, 2 miles S.E. of Whitwell. The parish, which is bounded on the S. by the navigable river Derwent, contains the townships of Eddlethorpe, Firby, and Mennythorpe. There are quarries of limestone. The surface is undulating and well wooded. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of York, value £180, in the patronage of the archbishop. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The Wesleyans have a chapel. The local charities produce about £10 per annum, being the endowment of the parochial school founded by G. S. Foljambe, Esq., who is lord of the manor."

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"EDDLETHORPE, a township in the parish of Westow, wapentake of Buckrose, East Riding county York, 3 miles S.W. of Malton. It is situated near the river Derwent, and the Scarborough railway passes in the neighbourhood."

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"FIRBY, a township in the parish of Westow, wapentake of Buckrose, East Riding county York, 4 miles S.W. of New Malton. It is situated on the river Derwent, and the York and Scarborough railway passes through. Firby Hall is the principal residence."

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"MENETHORPE, a township in the parish of Westow, wapentake of Buckrose, East Riding county York, 3 miles S.W. of New Malton. It is situated on the Scarborough railway and the river Derwent."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2013