GENUKI: Elvington

The Ancient Parish of ELVINGTON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"ELVINGTON, a parish in the wapentake of Ouse and Derwent; 7 miles ESE. of York. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity (see Churches for photograph), was built in the year 1801, by the Rev. A. Cheap, L. L. B. rector, and is a neat building, of which the king is the patron. Here are likewise a Methodist chapel and a subscription school, to the master of which £20. per annum is paid for the instruction of 20 poor boys. Pop. 405."

"NORTH BRINK, (the seat of Alexander Mather, Esq.) in the township and parish of Elvington; 6 miles from York."

Cemeteries

Photographs of the over 70 gravestones in Elvington Churchyard with linked surname index.

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- Holy Trinity Church, Elvington (view 1). (With short history).
- Holy Trinity Church, Elvington (view 2).

Church History

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

Church Records

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

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 Kelly's Directory, for East and North Ridings, 1872
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 Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Bulmer's 1892 History and Directory of the East Riding.

History

The Elvington History web-site has lots of information about Elvington people and the history of the village.

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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