GENUKI: Kirkby Ravensworth

The Ancient Parish of KIRKBY RAVENSWORTH

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"KIRKBY RAVENSWORTH, (or Kirkby on the Hill) a parish in the wapentake of Gilling West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 5 miles NW. of Richmond. The ancient name seems to have been Kirk by Ravensworth, being the parish Church to six townships (see Churches for photograph), and standing near the village of Ravensworth. Pop. 161." (There is further information for Kirkby Ravensworth).

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

Dalton
Early Lodge
Fox Hall
Gayles
Hallgate
Helwith
Kersey Green

New Forest
Newsham
Ravensworth
Sturdy House
Whashton
Whashton Springs

Census

(1861 and 1891 Census information) for Whashton, Ravensworth, Kirby Hill, Gilling, Hartforth and the surround area is available on the Whashton.net site.

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
- The Church of St. Peter and St. Felix, Kirkby Hill.
  - Internal view looking down the nave
  - The font
- The Methodist Chapel, Ravensworth.
- St James' Church, Dalton view 1.
  - Internal view looking down the aisle
  - The font
- St James' Church, Dalton view 2.
- The former Methodist Chapel, Dalton.

Church History

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

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Kirkby Ravensworth.

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 World War I and II Memorial Plaques in St. Peter's Church, Kirby Hill.

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:
- (NZ112094) Dalton Fields
- (NZ122091) Dalton Grange
- (NZ110090) Dalton Hall

Societies

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

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