GENUKI: Sinnington

The Ancient Parish of SINNINGTON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"SINNINGTON, a parish in the wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe; 4 miles WNW. of Pickering. There is here an endowment, left by Lady Lumley, for boys on going apprentice. The church (see Churches for photograph) living is a curacy, in the patronage of the master of Hemsworth school, and the Rev. Edward Dowker is the incumbent. There is also a Methodist chapel here. A branch of the Thornton Grammar School is established in this parish; which partakes also of the benefits of Lady Lumley's hospitals. (See Thornton.) Pop. 343."

"GALLOW HEADS, a farm house in the township of Marton, and parish of Sinnington; 1¼ miles SSE. of Sinnington, 3 miles from Pickering."

"LITTLE EDSTONE, a farm house in the parish of Sinnington, and wapentake of Rydale; 2 miles WSW. of Sinnington, 3 miles SE. of Kirkbymoorside. Population, 16."

"MARTON, in the parish of Sinnington, waps. of Rydale and Pickering Lythe, a part in the liberty of St. Peter's; 1¾ miles SSW. of Sinnington, 4½ miles W. of Pickering. Pop. 255. (see also Churches)"

"SINNINGTON GRANGE, 2 farm houses in the township and parish of Sinnington; 1 mile SSW. of Sinnington, 4 miles from Pickering, 5 from Kirbymoorside,"

"TITHE HOUSE, a farm house in the township and parish of Sinnington; 2½ miles from Kirbymoorside."

Census

Transcriptions of the censuses from 1841 to 1911 for Sinnington are to be found on Bernie Frank's Normanby in Ryedale site.

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- All Saints' Church, Sinnington (view 1).
  - Internal view looking down the nave
- All Saints' Church, Sinnington (view 2).
- The Methodist Church, Sinnington.
- The Mission Room, Marton.
- The Methodist Chapel, Marton, opened in 1870.

Church History

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

Church Records

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

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 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.

Memorial Inscriptions

The 1914-18 Memorial Plaque on the Mission Room wall at Marton.
The War Memorial in All Saints' Churchyard, Sinnington.

Societies

This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
- East Yorkshire FHS
- The Ryedale Family History Group

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