GENUKI: Thornton

The Ancient Parish of THORNTON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"THORNTON, a parish in the wapentake of Harthill; 4 miles SW. of Pocklington. The Church of Thornton-with-Allerthorpe, peculiar, is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Michael, in the deanry of Harthill, the Rev. James Addison is incumbent and the Dean of York the patron. Pop. 198."

"EASTWOOD, (now Rossmoor Grange and Farm), 2 houses in the parish of Thornton, and wapentake of Harthill; 2 miles W. of Thornton, 6 miles SW. of Pocklington."

"MELBOURNE, in the parish of Thornton, and wapentake of Harthill; (Melbourne House, the seat of Sir Henry Maghull Mervin Vavasour, Bart.) 5 miles SSW. of Pocklington. There is here a chapel for the Wesleyan Methodists, and another for the primitive Methodists. Pop. 437.

This family of Vavasours appears to be a branch of the ancient family of that name, settled at Haslewood, soon after the conquest. The present Sir Henry Maghull Mervin Vavasour succeeded his father, Sir Henry, March 15, 1813 - creation, -March 20, 1801."

"MELBOURNE LODGES, (the seat of General Wharton) in the parish of Thornton, township of Melbourne, 6 miles from Pocklington."

"PARK HOUSE, a farm house in the township of Storthwaite, and parish of Thornton, and wapentake of Harthill; 2¾ miles WSW. of Thornton, 7 miles SW. of Pocklington."

"STORWOOD, in the parish of Thornton, and wapentake of Harthill; 3 miles WSW. of Thornton, 6 miles SW. of Pocklington. Pop. 116."

Cemeteries

Photographs of the over 210 gravestones in Thornton Churchyard with a linked surname index.

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish.
- St. Michael's Church, Thornton.
- The former Chapel of unknown denomination, Thornton, founded in 1909 (now a business premises).
- 3 views of St. Monica's Church, Melbourne in January 1999 (then dis-used).
  - View 1,
  - View 2,
  - View 3,
- The former St. Monica's Church in 2007, now a private dwelling (photograph by kind permission of the owners).
- The Methodist Church, Melbourne. (The Church's website is here.)

Church History

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

Church Records

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

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 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.

Schools

A transcription of the School Timetables, around 1902-3 in Adobe pdf format.

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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