GENUKI: York St Mary Bishophill The Elder

The Ancient Parish of YORK ST MARY BISHOPHILL THE ELDER

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"YORK ST MARY BISHOPHILL THE ELDER, a parish in the city of York, a rectory, value +5L. 0s. 10d. p.r. *95L. 6s. 2d. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of York. --Pop. 681."

"DRINGHOUSES, in the parishes of Acomb, York St Mary Bishophill the Elder, and York Holy Trinity Micklegate, liberty of St. Peter's; 1.5 miles SSW. of York. A pleasant village, in which is a chapel of ease the property of A. S. Barlow, Esq. Pop. 156."

"MIDDLETHORPE, in the parish of York St Mary Bishophill the elder; (the seat of Andrew Barlow, Esq.) 2 miles S. of York. Pop. 44."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
- St. Clement's Church, York. (With short history).

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of York St Mary Bishophill the Elder.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, 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.

History

A few years before 1890, the chapelry of Dringhouses (a part in this parish) was constituted a parish in its own right. See Dringhouses parish.

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

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