GENUKI: Burton Leonard

The Ancient Parish of BURTON LEONARD

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"BURTON LEONARD, a parish-town, in the lower-division of Claro, liberties of St. Peter and Knaresborough; 4 miles N. of Ripley, 5 miles from Boroughbridge, Ripon, and Knaresborough, 22 from York. Pop. 518. The Church, peculiar, is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Helen, in the deanry of Boroughbridge, diocese of Chester, value, ~£3. 1s. 0½d. p.r. *£73. 10s. Patron, the Dean and Chapter of York."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Leonard's Church, Burton Leonard. This church was built around 1870 and replaced the above mentioned St. Helen's.
- St. Leonard's Church, Burton Leonard.
  - Internal view looking down the nave
  - The East Window
- The Methodist Church, Burton Leonard.

Church History

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

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Burton Leonard.

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.

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- Harrogate and district Family History Society

Taxation

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

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