GENUKI: Ellerton

The Ancient Parish of ELLERTON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"ELLERTON, a parish in the wapentake of Harthill; 9 miles SW. of Pocklington. Here is a chapel dedicated to St. Mary (see Churches for photograph), of which John Bethell, Esq. is patron, there is also a Methodist chapel. Population, 318

William Fitz-Peter, founded a Priory here for canons of the order of Sempringham or St. Gilbert, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and St. Lawrence, about the year 1221, valued at the dissolution in 1536, at 62L. 8s. 10d. --Dugdale. 78L. 0s. 10d. --Speed. It was surrendered by John Golding, the Prior, and four Friars. The site was granted in exchange to John de Aske, 33rd Henry VIII. --Dugdale. --Burton. The remains of this Priory are now used is a parish church, and in which are some flat stones covering the remains of the Monks, as appears by the inscriptions now nearly obliterated."

Cemeteries

Photographs of the over 130 gravestones in Ellerton Churchyard with a surname index.

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Mary's and St. Lawrence's Church, Ellerton. (The Church's website is here.)
- The Methodist Church, Ellerton.

Church History

Transcript of the entry for Ellerton in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
The a short history of the Church on a plaque outside St. Mary's Church, Ellerton.

Church Records

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

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the East Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the The Post Office Directory of the, East and North Ridings, 1857
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1892. of the East 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 Bulmer's 1892 History and Directory of the East 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 more 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 (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
- East Yorkshire FHS
- The City of York and District FHS

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