GENUKI: Garforth

The Ancient Parish of GARFORTH

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"GARFORTH, a parish-town, in the lower-division of Skyrack, liberty of Pontefract; 3 miles S. of Aberford, 7 from Leeds, 9 from Wakefield, 19 from York. Pop. 731. The Church is a rectory, dedicated to St. Mary (see Churches for photograph), in the deanry of the Ainsty, value, ~£8. 17s. 8½d. Patron, the Rev. W. Whitaker, the present incumbent."

"BARROWBY HALL, in the parish of Garforth, wapentake of Skyrack, and honour of Pontefract; 6 miles E. of Leeds."

"MOOR GARFORTH, in the township and parish of Garforth, liberty of Pontefract; 2¾ miles from Aberford."

"PECKFIELD HOUSE, a single house in the township and parish of Garforth, 5 miles NW. of Ferrybridge, 7 from Pontefract. It is on the edge of the Roman Road, from Castleford to Aberford."

"WEST GARFORTH, a hamlet in the township and parish of Garforth, 6½ miles E. of Leeds."

Cemeteries

There is a list of cemeteries (as opposed to Church Graveyards) for this area on the Leeds City Council's website.

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Mary's Church, Garforth.
- St. Mary's Church, Garforth.
- The Methodist Church, Garforth. (The Church's website is here.)
- The Evangelical Church, Garforth.
- St. Benedict's Roman Catholic Church, Garforth. (The Church's website is here.)
- The Parish Centre (St. Benedict's R.C. church is behind it), Garforth.

Church History

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

Church Records

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

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 Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.
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:
- Yorkshire Archaeological Society, FH Section

Taxation

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

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