GENUKI: Fishlake

The Ancient Parish of FISHLAKE

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"FISHLAKE, a parish-town, in the lower-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; 2 miles W. of Thorne, 8 from Snaith and Doncaster, 31 from York. Pop. 723. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Cuthbert, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, £13. 3s. 9d. p.r. !£67. Patron, the Dean and Chapter of Durham."

"ASSON THORPE, in the township of Sykehouse, and parish of Fishlake; 4 miles NW. of Thorne, 7½ from Snaith."

"FOSTERHOUSES, a hamlet in the township and parish of Fishlake; 2½ miles from Thorne, 7 from Snaith."

"MAWSON GREEN, a farm-house in the township of Sykehouse, and parish of Fishlake; 4 miles from Thorne."

"SMALLHEDGE, a farm-house in the township and parish of Fishlake; 4 miles NNW. of Thorne, 9 from Snaith."

"SYKEHOUSE, a township, in the parish of Fishlake, lower-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; 3 miles n. of Thorne, 7 from Snaith, 11 from Doncaster. Pop. 551. Here is a Chapel of Ease to Fishlake."

"THORNING HURST, a farm-house in the township and parish of Fishlake; 4 miles from Thorne, 7½ from Snaith."

"TYTHE DALE, a farm-house in the township and parish of Fishlake; 4 miles NW. of Thorne, 7½ from Snaith."

"WESTFIELD HOUSE, a farm-house in the township and parish of Fishlake; 4 miles W. of Thorne, 7½ from Snaith."

"WORMLEY HILL, 2 or 3 farm-houses in the township of Sykehouse, and parish of Fishlake; 4 miles N. of Thorne, 7½ from Snaith."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Cuthbert's Church, Fishlake.
- Holy Trinity Church, Sykehouse, view 1.
- Holy Trinity Church, Sykehouse, view 2.

Church History

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

Church Records

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

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 World War I and II memorial in the churchyard at Fishlake

Names, Geographical

The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
- (SE636178) Eskholme
- (SE648135) Far Bank

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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