GENUKI: Adwick Le Street

The Ancient Parish of ADWICK LE STREET

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"ADWICK LE STREET, a parish-town, in the lower-division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberty of Tickhill; 4 miles NW. of Doncaster, 6 from Rotherham, 10 from Pontefract, 13 from Barnsley, 32 from York. Pop. 346. The Church is a rectory, dedicated to St. Laurence, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, £4. 13s. 4d. Patron, J. Kellerton, Esq."

"RED HOUSE, a public house in the township and parish of Adwick le Street; 5 miles NW. of Doncaster, 10 from Pontefract."

"WOODLANDS, (the seat of Mrs. Waterton) in the township and parish of Adwick le Street, lower-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; 3½ miles from Doncaster, 11½ from Pontefract."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Laurence's Church, Adwick le Street.
- The Methodist Church, Adwick le Street, opened in 1887.
- All Saints' Church, Woodlands (view 1).
- All Saints' Church, Woodlands (view 2).
- St Joseph and St Teresa's Roman Catholic Church, Woodlands.

Church History

Transcript of the entry for Adwick le Street in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Adwick le Street.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory and Gazetteer, Vol I, West 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, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Stephen Whatley's Gazetteer 1750, Yorkshire extracts.

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.

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- Doncaster and District FHS

Taxation

A list of those paying the 1379 Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for this parish.

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