GENUKI: Wintringham

The Ancient Parish of WINTRINGHAM

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"WINTRINGHAM, a parish in the wapentake of Buckrose; 7 miles ENE. of Malton The church is dedicated to St. Peter (see Churches for photograph); the Rev. L. Grainger, Dean, is the curate, and the patronage is in the Strickland family. Pop. including Newton and Linton, 326.

This Church was given by Eustace Fitz-John to his Priory at Malton; the Impropriator pays the curate 6s. 8d. per Sunday."

"EAST KNAPTON, in the parish of Wintringham, and wapentake of Buckrose; 1½ miles N. of Wintringham, 7 miles NE. of Malton. For details see Knapton (below)."

"KNAPTON, (East and West), in the parish of Wintringham, and wapentake of Buckrose; 1½ miles NNW. of Wintringham, 7 miles NE. of Malton. The river Derwent at this place is navigable for small vessels. Population, 206."

"LINTON, in the parish of Wintringham, and wapentake of Buckrose; 2¼ miles SE. of Wintringham, 10 miles E. of Malton."

"LINTON GRANGE, in the parish of Wintringham, and wapentake of Buckrose 11 miles E. of Malton."

"PLACE NEWTON, in the parish of Wintringham, wapentake of Buckrose; (a seat of George Strickland, Esq.); ½ mile SSE. of Wintringham, 8 miles E. of Malton."

"WEST KNAPTON, in the parish of Wintringham, and wapentake of Buckrose; 1½ miles NNW. of Wintringham, 7 miles NE. of Malton. For details see Knapton (above)."

Cemeteries

Photographs of over 180 gravestones in Wintringham Churchyard with a surname index.

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Peter's Church, Wintringham (view 1).
  - Internal view looking down the aisle
  - The East Window
  - The font and cover
- St. Peter's Church, Wintringham (view 2).
- The Methodist Church, West Knapton.
- St. Edmund's Church, East Knapton (view 1).
- St. Edmund's Church, East Knapton (view 2).

Church History

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

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Knapton.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Wintringham.
Colin Hinson has transcribed the following:
- The Wintringham baptisms for 1558-1812.
- The Wintringham Marriages for 1558-1812.
- The Wintringham Burials for 1558-1812.
- Miscellaneous Wintringham PR entries.

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.

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:
- (SE884705) Newton South Wold House
- (SE896705) Rayslack House
- (SE917716) Rookdale

Societies

This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:

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