GENUKI: Wykeham

The Ancient Parish of WYKEHAM

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"WYKEHAM, a parish in the wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe; 7 miles SW. of Scarborough. situated on the high road from Malton to York. - The parish church, dedicated to St. Michael and St. Mary, is a neat and commodious structure, having been repaired and embellished by the liberality of the late Richard Langley, Esq. the living is A curacy, in the patronage of Mr. Hutchins, and the Rev. John Caley, is the incumbent. At this place was formerly a priory, of which some venerable Gothic ruins remain. It was founded by Pagan Fits Osbert de Wykeham, about the year 1153, for nuns of the Cistercian order. The mansionhouse, which is near the ruins of the abbey, and a little to the westward of the village, is an elegant modern building, and the plantations are judiciously dispersed. Pop. 582."

"RUSTON, (or Rushton) a hamlet in the parish of Wykeham, wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe; ¼ mile W. of Wykeham, 7½ miles SW. of Scarborough."

"WYKEHAM ABBEY, (the seat of the Hon. Mrs Langley) in the parish of Wykeham.

Here Pain Fitz-osbert de Wickham, about the year 1153, built and endowed a priory of Cistercian Nuns, to the honour of the Virgin Mary and St. Helen. At the dissolution there were in it nine religious. Valued at 26L. 17s. 6d. per annum. --Dugdale --Speed. Nothing remains of this venerable Gothic structure except part of its north-end wall and its chapel. --Hinderwell. Near to Wykeham is a fine large sheet of water, containing abundance of fish, over which is an iron bridge, erected by Richard Langley, Esq. in 1802."

"WYKEHAM GRANGE, a farm house in the township and parish of Wykeham; 1¾ miles NNW. of Wykeham, 8 miles from Scarborough, 11 from Pickering."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- All Saints' Church, Wykeham - view 1.
- All Saints' Church, Wykeham - view 2.
- All Saints' Church, Wykeham.
- All Saints' Church and Bell Tower, Wykeham (it's obviously better to look at trees rather than the Church).
- All Saints' Bell tower, Wykeham.
- The Methodist Church, Rushton.
- St. Peter's Church, Langdale End.
- The Wesleyan Methodist Church, Langdale End.

Church History

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

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Wykeham.
The War Memorial Plaque at the Church gate, Wykeham.

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.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the The Scarborough Gazette of 1905,

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 Plaque at the Church gate, Wykeham.

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- East Yorkshire FHS

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