GENUKI: Church Fenton

The Ancient Parish of CHURCH FENTON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"CHURCH FENTON, or Kirk Fenton, a parish-town, in the wapentake of Barkston-Ash, liberties of St. Peter and Pontefract; 5 miles from Tadcaster, 7 from Selby, 12 from Pontefract and York. Pop. 416. The Church (see Churches for photograph), peculiar, is a vicarage, in the deanry of the Ainsty, value ~£5. p.r. !£120. Patron, the Prebendary of Fenton."

"BIGGIN, in the parish of Church Fenton, wapentake of Barkston-Ash, liberties of St. Peter and Pontefract; 6 miles SE. of Tadcaster, 7 from Selby, 11 from Pontefract. Pop. 164."

"BRACKEN HILL, a hamlet in the township of Biggin, and parish of Church Fenton; 6 miles from Tadcaster."

"LITTLE FENTON, or South Fenton, in the parish of Church Fenton, wapentake of Barkston-Ash, liberties of St. Peter, and Pontefract; 6 miles from Tadcaster, 7 from Selby, 11 from Pontefract. Pop. 113."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Church Fenton (view 1).
  - Internal view looking down the nave
- The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Church Fenton (view 2).
- The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Church Fenton (floodlit).
- The Methodist Church, Church Fenton.

Church History

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

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Church Fenton.

Community Websites

Church Fenton has its own Community website.

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 War Memorial Plaque of St. Mary's Church, Church Fenton.

Societies

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

Taxation

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

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