GENUKI: Danby Wiske

The Ancient Parish of DANBY WISKE

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"DANBY WISKE, a parish in the wapentake of Gilling East, and liberty of Richmondshire; 4 miles NW. of Northallerton. The living is a rectory, in the patronage of the incumbent Rev. William Cust. Pop. 328."

"CATGILL HALL, a farm house in the township and parish of Danby-Wiske; 3½ miles from Northallerton."

"LITTLE DANBY, a farm house in the township of Yafforth, and parish of Danby- Wiske; 1½ miles SSE. of Danby Wiske, 3 miles from Northallerton."

"STREETLAM, in the parish of Danby Wiske, wapentake of Gilling East; 1½ miles W. of Danby Wiske, 4 miles NW. of Northallerton. Here is the Ox Inn, kept by Mr. Luke Harrison."

"YAFFORTH, in the parish of Danby Wiske, wapentake of Gilling East, & liberty of Richmondshire; 2½ miles S. of Danby Wiske, 1½ miles W. of Northallerton. Population, 149."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
- The Parish Church, Danby Wiske. (With short history).
  - Internal view looking down the aisle
- All Saints' Church, Yafforth (view 1). (With short history). (The Church's website is here.)
- All Saints' Church, Yafforth (view 2).

Church History

Transcript of the entry for Danby Wiske in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Yafforth in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Danby Wiske.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Yafforth.

Description and Travel

Garry Stockdill's Yorksview website contains a description and photographs of Danby Wiske.

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 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 Memorial Plaque in the Parish Church, Danby Wiske.

Societies

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

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