GENUKI: Brompton By Sawdon

The Ancient Parish of BROMPTON BY SAWDON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"BROMPTON BY SAWDON, a parish in the wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe; (the seat of Sir George Cayley, Bart.) 8 miles SW. of Scarborough.

Brompton has one of the most beautiful, elegant, and capacious village churches in Yorkshire (see Churches for photograph); it is dedicated to All Saints; the living is a vicarage, and the patron Sir G. Cayley, Bart. Pop. 516." (There is further information for Brompton By Sawdon).

"SAWDON, in the liberty of and parish of Brompton by Sawdon, wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe; 1¾ miles N. of Brompton by Sawdon, 8 miles WSW. of Scarborough. Population 139."

"SNAINTON, in the parishes of Brompton by Sawdon and Ebberston, wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe; 1½ miles E. of Ebberston, 8 miles E. of Pickering. About a quarter of a mile from the village is Stainton New Inn, a large posting house. Pop. 603. (see also Churches)"

"TROUTSDALE, (a dale), in the parish of Brompton by Sawdon, wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe; 4 miles NNW. of Brompton by Sawdon, 10 miles NE. of Pickering. Pop. 45."

"WYDALE, (or Weedale) scattered houses in the parish of Brompton by Sawdon, wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe; 10 miles E. of Pickering."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- All Saints' Church, Brompton by Sawdon.
  - Internal view looking down the aisle
  - Looking across the nave
  - The font
- The ex-Wesleyan Chapel, Sawdon.
- St Stephen's Church, Snainton.
- The Methodist Church, Snainton.

Church History

Transcript of the entry for Brompton by Sawdon in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Snainton in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Brompton by Sawdon.

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.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the The Scarborough Gazette of 1905,

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 World War I and II Memorial Plaque in All Saints Church, Brompton by Sawdon.
The Memorial Plaque to Sir George Cayley, the great grandson of 'The father of Aeronautics'.

Societies

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

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