GENUKI: Pickhill

The Ancient Parish of PICKHILL

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"PICKHILL, (cum Roxby) a parish in the wapentake of Halikeld, and liberty of Richmondshire; 7 miles SE. of Bedale. The church is dedicated to All Saints; the living is a vicarage, in the patronage of Trinity College. Cambridge, and the Rev. J. R. Hunton is the incumbent. There is also a Methodist chapel here. Population, including Roxby, 334.

The nursery grounds of Mr. Thompson here, which are very extensive, have been cultivated as such for above a century by his ancestors and himself."

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

Ainderby Quernhow
Allerthorp
Butcher Houses
High Ness
Holme
Howe

Ness
Roaksby
Sandholmes
Sinderby
Swainby
Union House

Charities

The Joseph Watson's Benefactions in All Saint's Church, Pickhill.

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- All Saints' Church, Pickhill. (With short history).
  - Internal view looking down the nave
  - The East Window
  - The Font

Church History

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

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Pickhill.
The List of Incumbents in All Saints Church, Pickhil.
Colin Hinson has transcribed the following:
- The Pickhill baptisms for 1571-1599, 1600-1699, 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1812.
- The Pickhill Marriages for 1567-1599, 1600-1699, 1700-1799, 1800-1812.
- The Pickhill Burials for 1567-1599, 1600-1699, 1700-1799, 1800-1812.
The list of the Vicars of Pickhill in All Saints Church.

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.

Memorial Inscriptions

The War Memorial in All Saints' Churchyard, Pickhill.

Societies

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

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