GENUKI: Melsonby

The Ancient Parish of MELSONBY

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"MELSONBY, a parish in the wapentake of Gilling West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 5 miles N. of Richmond: a retired agricultural village. The Church is a rectory dedicated to St. James (see Churches for photograph), in the deanry of Richmond, diocese of Chester; the living is in the gift of the University of Cambridge. Here is a school for eight poor children, endowed with £21. per annum. Pop. 440."

"DIDDERSLEY GRANGE, (now High Grange - 2005) a farm house in the township and parish of Melsonby; 1 mile W. of Melsonby, 5 miles from Richmond, 7 from Darlington (Dur.)

Didderston or Diddersley-hill, by Bede called Willfarus Dun, is memorable for the dispersion of King Oswin's army, and the melancholy catastrophe that succeeded it at Ingethingrum or Gathly. Opposite is another mount of a conical form, called Clack-hill. King Oswin's life atoned for his inauspicious temerity, by ostensibly appearing to combat Oswin's army, so exceedingly superior to his own. -Archaeol. vol. x. p½5. -Cade"

"HANG BANK, in the township and parish of Melsonby; 5 miles from Darlington, (Dur.) 6 from Richmond, 7 from Catterick, it is a small public-house, and well known as a repository for coals."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St James the Great's Church, Melsonby (view 1).
- St James the Great's Church, Melsonby (view 2).
- The Methodist Church, Melsonby.

Church History

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

Church Records

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

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.

Societies

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

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