GENUKI: Brandsby

The Ancient Parish of BRANDSBY

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"BRANDSBY, a parish in the wapentake of Bulmer; 6 miles ENE. of Easingwold. (Brandsby Hall, the seat of Francis Cholmley, Esq.) Here is a very neat little church (see Churches for photograph) dedicated to All Saints, the living is a rectory, in the patronage of Thomas Smith, Esq. Population including Stearsby, 277."

"FOULRICE, in the parishes of Brandsby and Whenby, and wapentake of Bulmer; ¾ mile WNW. of Whenby, 7 miles E. of Easingwold."

"STEARSBY, in the parish of Brandsby, and wapentake of Bulmer; 1¼ miles ESE. of Brandsby, 6 miles ENE. of Easingwold. Pop. included with Brandsby."

Churches

Here is a photograph of All Saints' Church, Brandsby.

Church History

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

Church Records

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

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 White's Directory of 1840, Yorkshire section.
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 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 War Memorial Plaque on the wall near the Church at Brandsby.

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- The City of York and District FHS

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