GENUKI: Kilburn

The Ancient Parish of KILBURN

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"KILBURN, (or High and Low Kilburn) a parish in the wapentake of Birdforth, & liberties of Ripon & Pickering Lythe; 7 miles ESE. of Thirsk. The village is divided into High Kilburn and Low Kilburn. Pop. 500."

"HOOD GRANGE, a farm house in the parish of Kilburn, wapentake of Birdforth and liberty of Ripon; 1¾ miles NNW. of Kilburn, 6 miles ESE. of Thirsk. Pop. 30.

Here was an Hermitage to Whitby, where Robert de Alnetto, a Monk of Whitby lived; but in 1138, through the influence of Roger de Mowbrey and Gundred his mother, was converted into an Abbey for Monks of the Cistercian order, which was removed to old Byland in 1143, and finally to Byland near Coxwold in 1147. -Burton, -Speed, -Dugdale. It is now merely a farm-house, the thick walls of which, with its antique windows, and a stone coffin placed in the wall of the west buildings, prove its antiquity."

"OLDSTEAD, in the parish of Kilburn, and wapentake of Birdforth (Oldstead Grange, the seat of Thomas Paul, Esq.) ; 7 miles N. of Easingwold. Population included in Byland."

"OSGOODBY, in the parish of Kilburn, wapentake of Birdforth, and liberty of Ripon; 1½ miles WNW. of Kilburn, 5 miles ESE. of Thirsk. Population included in Kilburn."

"WASS, in the parish of Kilburn, and wapentake of Birdforth; 2½ miles E. of Kilburn, 6 miles SW. of Helmsley. The principal inhabitant of this place is Mr. John Bree. Pop. included with Byland."

Charities

The Robert Duck Bequest in St. Mary's Church, Kilburn.
The Benefactions to the poor in St. Mary's Church, Kilburn.
The Benefactions to the poor in St. Mary's Church, Kilburn.
The James Coates bequest in St. Mary's Church, Kilburn.

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Mary's Church, Kilburn.
  - Internal view looking down the aisle
  - The font and cover
- John Bunting's Chapel, Oldstead, view 1 (also known as Scotch Corner chapel).
- John Bunting's Chapel, Oldstead, view 2.
- John Bunting's Chapel Doorstep, Oldstead.
- St. Thomas's Church, Wass.
  - Internal view looking down the nave

Church History

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

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Kilburn.
The List of Incumbents in St. Mary's Church, Kilburn.

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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