GENUKI: Armthorpe

The Ancient Parish of ARMTHORPE

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"ARMTHORPE, a parish-town, in the lower-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; 4 miles NE. of Doncaster, 7½ from Bawtry and Thorne, 40 from York. Pop. 359. The Church is a rectory, dedicated to St. Mary, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, £8. 18s. 9d. Patron, the King."

"WARTERTON, in the parish of Armthorpe and wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill; 5 miles NE. of Doncaster; the seat of the ancient family of Waterton several of whom have served the office of High Sheriff. Robert Waterton, Esq. was master of the horse to King Henry V."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Leonard and St. Mary's Church, Armthorpe.
- The Methodist Church, Armthorpe.
- The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Armthorpe.

Church History

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

Church Records

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

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.

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 Memorial Plaque for those who died at Markham Main Colliery.

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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