GENUKI: Finghall

The Ancient Parish of FINGHALL

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"FINGHALL, a parish in the wapentake of Hang West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 5 miles E. of Leyburn. A small village pleasantly situated on an eminence; the church is an ancient structure; dedicated to St. Andrew, in the deanry of Catterick, in the diocese of Chester, the living is a rectory and in the gift of the incumbent. Pop. 126."

"AKEBAR, in the parish of Finghall, wapentake of Hang West, and liberty of Richmondshire; ¾ mile NE. of Fingall, 5½ miles ENE. of Leyburn. Population, 43."

"CONSTABLE BURTON, in the parish of Finghall, wapentake of Hang West; and liberty of Richmondshire; (Burton Hall, the seat of the Rev. Christopher Wyville,), 1¼ miles NW. of Finghall, 4 miles ENE. of Leyburn. Pop. 204.

Burton-Constable is surrounded by one of the largest parks in Richmondshire, abounding with wood, and the house which is a modern magnificent fabric, with a portico to two fronts, to make room for which, a house, designed by Inigo Jones, is said to have been demolished by the presumption of an architect, in the owner's absence, and contrary to his instructions. --Whitaker."

"GRAZING NOOK, a farm house in the township and parish of Finghall; 1¼ miles ENE. of Finghall, 6 miles from Leyburn."

"HESSELTONE, a farm house in the township and parish of Finghall; 6 miles from Leyburn. Now (2007) marked on maps as Heselton Farm."

"HIGH HUTTON HANG, (and Low Hutton Hang) in the parish of Finghall, wapentake of Hang West, & liberty of Richmondshire ; 1 mile SW. of Finghall, 3 miles ENE. of Middleham. Pop. 25."

"RUSWICK, a farm house in the parish of Finghall, wapentake of Hang East, and liberty of Richmondshire; ¾ mile E. of Finghall, 4½ miles ENE. of Middleham."

"STUDDAH, a farm house in the parish of Finghall, wapentake of Hang West, and liberty of Richmondshire ; 2¼ miles WNW. of Finghall, 2½ miles E. of Leyburn."

Bibliography

A book about the Wensleydale Railway by Tony Eaton is available.

Census

Please see Christine Amsden's Census pages for the following Census transcriptions:
- Constable Burton
  - 1871, 1891, 1901
- Finghall
  - 1841, 1861, 1871, 1901

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Andrew's Church, Finghall.
- St. Andrew's Church, Finghall.
- The former Methodist Church, Finghall, founded 1889 (ex Wesleyan).

Church History

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

Church Records

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

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 Stephen Whatley's Gazetteer 1750, 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.

Schools

Here is a photograph of The former school, Constable Burton.

Societies

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

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