North Otterington
[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"NORTH OTTERINGTON, a parish in the wapentake and liberty of Allertonshire; 2½ miles S. of Northallerton. The church is dedicated to St. Michael; the living is a vicarage, in the patronage Christ Church College Oxford, of which the Rev. T. H. Fowlds, A. M. is the incumbent. Pop. 44."
"CROSBY HALL, (the seat of the Rev. William Dent) in the township of Thornton- le-beans, and parish of North-Otterington; 2¼ miles from Northallerton, 7½ from Thirsk. Now (2008) named Old Hall Farm."
"PASTURE HOUSE, a farm house in the township of Thornton-le-beans, and parish of North-Otterington; 2½ miles ESE. of North Otterington."
"THORNTON LE BEANS, in the parish of North Otterington, wapentake and liberty of Allertonshire; 2¼ miles ENE. of North Otterington, 3½ miles SE. of Northallerton. The Rev. William Dent resides here. Pop. 217."
"THORNTON LE MOOR, in the parish of North Otterington. and wapentake of Birdforth; 2¼ miles ESE. of North Otterington, 5 miles NW. of Thirsk. Here was formerly a Chapel of Ease, which has been suffered to go to ruin, and the only part now standing has been converted into a village school, without endowment. Population, 204. The principal inhabitants are: Beckett Thomas, Esq. Bramley Thomas, yeoman Burton John, schoolmaster Coates Joseph, yeoman Watson Thomas, yeoman Wilson George, gentleman"
[Description(s) edited mainly from various 19th century sources by Colin Hinson. ©2010]
Churches
- Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Michael and All Angels' Church, North Otterington.
- St. Michael and All Angels' Church, North Otterington.
- Ex Methodist Chapel (now a joinery store), Thornton le Moor.
- The site of St. Barnabas's Church, Thornton le Moor.
- Thornton le Beans Chapel, Thornton le Beans (view 1).
- Thornton le Beans Chapel, Thornton le Beans (view 2).
- The Methodist Chapel, Thornton le Beans. (The Church's website is here.)
Church History
- Transcript of the entry for North Otterington in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Church Records
- The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of North Otterington.
- The list of Interments at Thornton le Beans Chapel.
Directories
- Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the North Riding.
Gazetteers
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Maps
- For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
- 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.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SE362897 (Lat/Lon: 54.301633, -1.445233), North Otterington which are provided by:
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- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
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Memorial Inscriptions
- The War Memorial at Thornton le Moor.
Societies
- This parish is covered by the following Society: