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The Ancient Parish of STILLINGTON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]

"STILLINGTON, a parish in the wapentake of Bulmer, and liberty of St. Peter's; (the seat of William Croft, Esq. and Stillington-Hall, the seat of Harry Croft, Esq.) 4 miles ESE. of Easingwold. Here is a small humble looking church (see Churches for photograph), dedicated to St. Nicholas; the living is a vicarage, in the patronage of the Prebend of Stillington; incumbent, the Rev. T. H. Croft. This was one of the church livings held by the celebrated Lawrence Sterne, who resided at Sutton, in this neighbourhood. There are also a Methodist chapel, and a National school in this village. Pop. 698."

[Description(s) edited mainly from various 19th century sources by Colin Hinson. ©2010]
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  • Stillington and District Community Archive is a project to create an archive for Stillington and its 'sister' communities, Marton and Moxby. Its a long term project which is still in it's infancy, but is progressing well.
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Church History

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SE583678 (Lat/Lon: 54.102795, -1.109908), Stillington which are provided by:

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