GENUKI: Easby

The Ancient Parish of EASBY

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"EASBY, a parish in the wapentake of Gilling West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 1 mile E. of Richmond, pleasantly situated on the banks of the Swale. The parish church here is dedicated to St. Agatha (see Churches for photograph). The living is a vicarage, in the patronage of the King, of which the Rev. Caleb Readshaw, M. A. is incumbent. The principal inhabitants of the village are Robert Jaques, Esq. Abbey house, and Captain James Jackson. Pop. 105." (There is further information for Easby).

Information on the following places in this Parish is contained on a supplementary page.

Aske
Brompton Upon Swale
Cittadilla
Olliver
Saint Trinian's Hall
Skeeby

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
- St Agatha's Church, Easby. (The Church's website is here.)
- St. Paul's Church, Brompton On Swale. (The Church's website is here.)
  - Internal view
  - The font
- The Methodist Church, Brompton On Swale. (The Church's website is here.)
  - Internal view looking down the aisle
- St. Agatha's Church, Skeeby. (The Church's website is here.)
The following Churches have their own websites:

Church History

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

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Easby.
The List of Incumbents (2nd Millenium) in St. Agatha's Church, Easby.

Description and Travel

Garry Stockdill's Yorksview website contains a description and a photograph of Easby.

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.

Names, Geographical

The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
- (NZ150037) Aske Moor (Farm)

Societies

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

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