GENUKI: Hovingham

The Ancient Parish of HOVINGHAM

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"HOVINGHAM, a parish in the wapentake of Rydale; 7 miles S. of Kirkbymoorside. (the seat of Edward Worsley, Esq.) The church is dedicated to All Saints (see Churches for photograph); and the living is a perpetual curacy, of which the Earl of Carlisle, is the patron, and the Rev. Robert Freer, the incumbent; there is here also a Methodist chapel. Population, 649." (There is further information for Hovingham).

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

Airyholme
Baxtonhowe
Coulton
Fryton
Howthorpe

Scackleton
South Holme
Standmire
Wath
Wool Knoll

Charities

The first list of legacies in All Saints Church, Hovingham.
The second list of legacies in All Saints Church, Hovingham.

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- All Saints' Church, Hovingham. (The Church's website is here.)
  - Internal view looking down the nave
  - The font
- All Saints' Church, Hovingham in springtime.
- The Church of St. George the Martyr, Scackleton. (The Church's website is here.)
- The ex-Methodist Chapel, Scackleton, now a private dwelling.

Church History

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

Church Records

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

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 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.

Memorial Inscriptions

The War Memorial Plaque in All Saints Church, Hovingham.
The War Memorial in the Churchyard at Hovingham.

Societies

This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
- The City of York and District FHS
- The Ryedale Family History Group

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