GENUKI: York Saint Michael Le Belfrey

The Ancient Parish of YORK SAINT MICHAEL LE BELFREY

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"YORK SAINT MICHAEL LE BELFREY, a parish in the Ainsty containing places in the North Riding."

"CLIFTON, in the parishes of York Saint Michael le Belfrey and York Saint Olave, wapentake of Bulmer, a part in the liberty of St Peter; adjoins the north side of York; ¾ mile from St. Olave, 1 mile NW. of York, situated on the road to Easingwold. Pop. 469."

"RAWCLIFFE, in the parishes of York Saint Michael le Belfrey and York Saint Olave, wapentake of Bulmer, and liberty of St. Peter's; 2¼ miles NNW. of York Saint Olave. Population, 57."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- The Church of St. Michael Le Belfrey, York.
- St. Luke's Church, Clifton.
- The Church of St. Philip and St. James, Clifton (view 1).
- The Church of St. Philip and St. James, Clifton (view 2).
- The Methodist Church, Clifton (view 1).
- The Methodist Church, Clifton (view 2).
- The former Clifton Hospital Chapel, Clifton, now offices.
- St. Thomas' Church, Clifton.
- The Wesleyan Chapel, Clifton.
- St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Clifton.
- St. Mark's Church, Rawcliffe.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the North Riding.

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835, Yorkshire extracts.

History

In 1872, Clifton was constituted a distinct parish embracing the townships of Clifton and Rawcliffe. See Clifton Parish.

Maps

For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
For a detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- The City of York and District FHS

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