GENUKI: Scawton

The Ancient Parish of SCAWTON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"SCAWTON, a parish in the wapentake of Rydale; 5 miles WSW. of Helmsley. Here is an ancient church (see Churches for photograph), dedicated to St. Mary, in the patronage of Mr. Worsley, of which the Rev. John Oxlee, is the rector. Pop. 154."

"COLD CAM, 2 farm houses in the township of Byland-Membris and parish of Scawton, wapentake of Rydale; 1¼ miles SSW. of Scawton, 6 miles WSW. of Helmsley."

Census

Haydn Scott has transcribed the following population censuses for Scawton:
- 1841 with considerable additional information. This file is in Acrobat format.
- 1871. This file is in Acrobat format.
- 1851
- 1901

Churches

Here is a photograph of St. Mary's Church, Scawton.
- Internal view looking down the nave
- The font and cover

Church History

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

Church Records

Haydn Scott has transcribed the following from the Parish Registers:
- The Scawton baptisms for 1632-1979.
- The Scawton marriages for 1634-1949.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Scawton.
The List of Rectors in St. Mary's Church, Scawton.

Directories

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 1914-1919 War Memorial in Scawton Churchyard.

Societies

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

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