South Otterington
[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"SOUTH OTTERINGTON, a parish in the wapentake of Birdforth, liberties of Allertonshire and Ripon; 5 miles S. of Northallerton. There are two medieties in the Sectory of South Otterington, Gamwell House and Wetherill House. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew (see Churches for photograph); the living is a rectory, in the patronage of T. Bramby, gentleman, of which the Rev. Joshua Sampson, A. M. is the resident incumbent. Pop. 201."
[Description(s) edited mainly from various 19th century sources by Colin Hinson. ©2010]
Churches
- Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Andrew's Church, South Otterington (view 1).
- St. Andrew's Church, South Otterington (view 2).
Church History
- Transcript of the entry for South Otterington in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Church Records
- The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of South Otterington.
Directories
- Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the White's Directory of 1840, Yorkshire section.
- Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1890. of the North Riding.
Gazetteers
- There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts.
- There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835, Yorkshire extracts.
- There is further information about this parish from the Bulmer's 1890 History and Directory of the North Riding.
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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 SE374876 (Lat/Lon: 54.282675, -1.427056), South Otterington which are provided by:
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Memorial Inscriptions
- The War Memorial in St. Andrew's churchyard, South Otterington.
Societies
- This parish is covered by the following Society: