GENUKI: Well

The Ancient Parish of WELL

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"WELL, a parish in the wapentake of Hang East, and liberty of Richmondshire; 4 miles S. of Bedale. This village is said to derive its name from a famous well dedicated to St. Michael, which is supplied by a spring issuing from a rock, and which flows invariably at all seasons of the year. The church is an ancient edifice, dedicated to St. James; containing monuments of several of the Lords of Snape; the living is a vicarage, in the patronage of Charles Chaplin, Esq. the master of Well Hospital. Here is an hospital for sixteen poor persons, eight of Well and eight of Snape, and two free schools, one for boys and the other for girls, all founded and very liberally endowed by the Nevilles of Snape Hall and Middleham, in the 14th century. This place also contained a monastery, of which the residence of Richard Strangeways, Esq. is the remains. Pop. 370."

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

Langwith
Roskill House
Snape
Snape Hall
Thorpe Perrow
Watlass Moor House
Wet Rain

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
- St. Michael's Church, Well.
- St. Michael's Church, Well. (With short history).
  - Internal view looking down the nave
  - The font and cover
  - The notice about the font
- The Methodist Church, Well, opened 1849. (With short history).
- The Castle Chapel of St Mary, Snape. (With short history).
  - Internal view looking down the nave
  - The font
- The Methodist Church, Snape. (With short history).

Church History

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

Church Records

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

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 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 World War I War Memorial in St. Mary's Chapel, Snape Castle.
The World War I Roll of Honour in St. Michael's Church, Well.

Societies

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

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