GENUKI: Kirkburn

The Ancient Parish of KIRKBURN

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"KIRKBURN, a parish in the wapentake of Harthill, 4 miles W. of Driffield. The church (see Churches for photograph) is dedicated to St. Mary, and the living, which is a vicarage, in the patronage of the King, and enjoyed by the Rev. William Cautley, B. A. This village forms part of the ample property of Sir M. M. Sykes, Bart. Population 119."

"BATTLEBURN, (High and Low) a hamlet in the parish of Kirkburn, and wapentake of Harthill; ½ mile NNE. of Kirkburn, 8½ miles SW. of Driffield."

"EASTBURN, a farm house in the parish of Kirkburn, and wapentake of Harthill; ¾ mile ENE. of Kirkburn, 3 miles SW. of Driffield. Pop. 12."

"SMITHY BRIGG, a farm house in the parish of Kirkburn, and wapentake of Harthill; 4 miles WSW. of Driffield. Pop. 103"

"SOUTHBURN, in the parish of Kirkburn, and wapentake of Harthill; ¾ mile SE. of Kirkburn, 4 miles WSW. of Driffield. Pop. 103."

"TIBTHORPE, in the parish of Kirkburn, and wapentake of Harthill; 1¼ miles W. of Kirkburn, 6½ miles SW. of Driffield. Pop. 221."

Cemeteries

Photographs of the over 370 gravestones in Kirkburn Churchyard with a surname index.

Churches

Here is a photograph of St Mary's Church, Kirkburn. (The Church's website is here.)
- Internal view looking down the aisle
- The font

Church History

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

Church Records

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

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 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.

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.

Memorial Inscriptions

The World War I Memorial Plaque in St. Mary's Church, Kirkburn.

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- East Yorkshire FHS

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