GENUKI: Ainderby Steeple

The Ancient Parish of AINDERBY STEEPLE

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"AINDERBY STEEPLE, a parish in the wapentake of Gilling East, and liberty of Richmondshire; 3 miles WSW. of Northallerton. A parochial village, the church of which is dedicated to St. Helen (see Churches for photograph), in the deanry of Richmond, diocese of Chester. The living is a vicarage, in the patronage of the King; incumbent the Rev. James Robson, A. M, Population, 266."

"FAIRHOLME, in the parish of Ainderby Steeple, wapentake of Gilling East and liberty of Richmondshire ; 1½ miles SSW. of Ainderby Steeple, 5 miles from Northallerton."

"LOW SOBER, in the township of Warlaby, in the parish of Ainderby Steeple, wapentake of Gilling East, and liberty of Richmondshire; 1½ miles SSE. of Ainderby Steeple, 4 miles SSW. of Northallerton. It is a single house and extensive Nursery-Grounds, the property of Mr. Meek."

"MORTON UPON SWALE, in the parish of Ainderby Steeple, wapentake of Gilling East and liberty of Richmondshire; ½ mile WSW. of Ainderby Steeple, 4 miles WSW. of Northallerton. Population, 210."

"SOBER HILL, 2 farm houses in the parish of Ainderby Steeple, wapentake of Gilling East, and liberty of Richmondshire ; 2 miles SE. of Ainderby Steeple, 4 miles S. of Northallerton."

"SWALE FIELD, a farm house in the township of Morton-upon-Swale, and parish of Ainderby-Steeple; 1¼ miles WSW. of Ainderby Steeple, 4 miles from Northallerton and Bedale."

"THRINTOFT, in the parish of Ainderby Steeple, wapentake of Gilling East, and liberty of Richmondshire; 1 mile NW. of Ainderby Steeple, 4 miles W. of Northallerton. Pop. 165."

"WARLABY, in the parish of Ainderby Steeple, wapentake of Gilling East, and liberty of Richmondshire; 1 mile ESE. of Ainderby Steeple, 2½ miles SSW. of Northallerton. Pop. 97."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple (view 1). (With short history). (The Church's website is here.)
  - Internal view looking down the aisle
- St. Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple (view 2).
- The former Methodist Chapel, Northallerton, founded in 1815. (With short history).
- The former United Methodist Free Church, Morton on Swale, founded in 1879, now an antique dealers. (With short history).
- The former Chapel of unknown denomination, Thrintoft.

Church History

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

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Ainderby Steeple.
The List of Incumbents of St. Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple.
The World War I and II Memorial in the Churchyard at Ainderby Steeple.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the North Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1890. of the North Riding.

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.
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 1890 History and Directory of the North 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 1914-1918 Roll of Honour in St. Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple.
The 1914-1918 Memorial Plaque in St. Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple.
The 1914-18 and 1939-45 War Memorial in St. Helen's Churchyard

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- Cleveland FHS

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