GENUKI: Cowesby

The Ancient Parish of COWESBY

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"COWESBY, a parish in the wapentake of Birdforth; 7 miles NNE. of Thirsk. The church, peculiar, is an ancient edifice and a rectory, dedicated to St. Michael, in the deanry of Cleveland, and in the patronage of Thomas Alston, Esq. incumbent the Rev. Vere John Alston. Pop. 91."

"KEPWICK, in the parishes of Leake, Cowesby, and Over-Silton, and wapentake of Birdforth; 1¾ miles SE. of Over Silton, 8 miles NNE. of Thirsk. Pop. 170."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- The Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Cowesby.
  - Internal view looking down the nave

Church History

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

Church Records

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

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.

Societies

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

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