GENUKI: Malton

The Ancient Parish of MALTON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"MALTON, or New Malton, a parish in the wapentake of Rydale and part in the liberty of St. Peter's; 9 miles from Pickering; 18 from York; and 22 from Scarbro'. Malton actually contains two parishes, St. Leonard and St. Michael (see Churches for photograph) but these, together with St. Mary's in Old Malton make a single living. Market, Saturday. Fairs, -see below. Bankers, Messrs. Bower, Brown, Dewsbury, and Thompson, draw on Messrs. Curries, Raikes, & Co. 29, Cornhill; North-Riding Bank, Messrs. Hague, Strickland, & Allen, draw on Messrs. Barclay, Tritton, & Co. 54, Lombard-Street. Principal Inns, New-Talbot, and White-Horse. Population St. Leonard, 2,339 St. Michael, 1,666. Total 4005. The Churches are perpetual curacies, in the deanry of Rydale. Patron, the Archbishop of York. The population of New Malton, within the Borough, amounts to 4005 souls." (There is further information for Malton).

"WHITE THORN HOUSE, a farm house in the township and parish of Malton."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Michael's Church, Malton. (The Church's website is here.)
  - Internal view looking down the aisle
  - The font
- Malton Methodist Church, Malton. (The Church's website is here.)
  - Internal view showing the altar and organ
  - Looking acrss the church
- The Baptist Church, Malton.
- The Quaker Friends Meeting House, Malton.
- St. Leonard's Roman Catholic Church, Malton.
A notice on the outside of St. Leonard's church reads as follows:
- "St Leonard's with St Mary's. Founded in the 12th century as a Chapel of Ease to the Gilbertine Priory at Old Malton. This Church was transferred By way of gift as an Ecumenical gesture Of goodwill from the Church of England to the Roman Catholic Church in 1971."[Rosemary Hayes, 2000]

Church History

Transcript of Malton Baptist Church History
Transcript of the entry for Malton in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of New Malton St Leonard.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of New Malton St Michael.
The List of Incumbents in St. Michael's Church, New Malton.

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 Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Pigot's 1834 Directory, 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 Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.
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.

Newspapers

Transcriptions of the Births, Marriages and Deaths from the Malton Messenger for the years:
- 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867,

Societies

This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:

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