GENUKI: Bilbrough

The Ancient Parish of BILBROUGH

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"BILBROUGH, a parish, 6 miles SW. of York. The Church is a perpetual curacy, of which Thomas Lodington Fairfax, Esq. is Patron. In the church (see Churches for photograph) here are deposited the remains of Thomas Lord Fairfax, first Lord of Denton, and his lady commemorating the burial place of this distinguished warrior. Here is a school endowed with £15 per annum for teaching 22 poor children the common rudiments of education. Population 260."

"STREET HOUSES, in the parishes of Bolton Percy and Bilbrough, 3 miles NE. of Tadcaster. This hamlet took its name from its vicinity to the Roman road the from York to Tadcaster. All the Roman roads being firmly paved with stone, were called streets, as Watling street, &c. Stratum is the word made use of by the venerable Bade, quite through his work, to denote a Roman road."

Churches

Here are 2 photographs of the Church:
- St James's Church, Bilbrough - view 1.
- St James's Church, Bilbrough - view 2.

Church History

Transcript of the entry for Bilbrough in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Bilbrough.

Description and Travel

Garry Stockdill's Yorksview website contains a description and photographs of Bilbrough.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the North Riding.
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 Stephen Whatley's Gazetteer 1750, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Bulmer's 1890 History and Directory of the North Riding.

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 detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- The City of York and District FHS

Taxation

A list of those paying the 1379 Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for this parish.

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