GENUKI: Lowthorpe

The Ancient Parish of LOWTHORPE

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"LOWTHORPE, a parish in the wapentake of Dickering; (Lowthorpe Hall, the seat of William Thomas St. Quinton, Esq.) 5 miles NE. of Driffield. The church, dedicated to St. Martin (see Churches for photograph), is in the gift of the St. Quintin family, and the Rev. Thomas Ibbotson is the perpetual curate. Pop. 149.

In 1333, this church was made collegiate, viz. a rector, and six chantry priests and three clerks. No institution to it since 1579. The sum of 15L. 16s. is paid out of the Exchequer yearly, for serving this and Ruston Parva."

"CATTLEHOLMES, a hamlet in the township and parish of Lowthorpe; 2¼ miles S. of Lowthorpe, 5 miles E. of Driffield."

Cemeteries

Photographs of over 120 gravestones in Lowthorpe Churchyard with linked surname index..

Churches

Here is a photograph of St. Martin's Church, Lowthorpe.
- Internal view looking down the aisle
- The font

Church History

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

Church Records

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

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 Roll of Honour in St. Martin's Church, Lowthorpe.
The 1914-18 and 1939-45 Memorial Plaques in Lowthorpe Church.

Names, Geographical

The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
- (TA074612) The Elms

Societies

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

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