GENUKI: Giggleswick

The Ancient Parish of GIGGLESWICK

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"GIGGLESWICK, a parish-town, in the west-division and liberty of Staincliffe; 1 mile W. of Settle, 7 from Kirby Lonsdale, (Westm.) 57 from York. Pop. 746. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Alkald (see Churches for photograph), in the deanry of Craven, value ~£21. 3s. 4d. p.r. £75. Patrons, J. Coulthurst, and J. Hartley, Esqrs. alternately." (There is further information for Giggleswick).

Information on the following places in this Parish is contained on a supplementary page.

Armistead
Cappleside
Cocklett
Great Stainforth
Langcliffe
Little Stainforth

Lodge
Marsh Field
Paley Green
Rathmell
Rome
Settle

Sheep Wash
Stack House
Stockdale
Whelpstone Lodge
Winskill

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Alkelda's Church, Giggleswick.
  - Internal view looking down the nave
- The School Chapel, Giggleswick. Sir Thomas G. Jackson architect designed this in 1897 and completed it 1901. The donor of the chapel was Mr. Walter Morrison of Malham Tarn House. The brown dome is of copper and was renewed circa 1990. The former dome was green (weathered copper). The German bombers used it as a landmark to get to Liverpool in WWII.
- The Church of the Holy Ascension, Settle (view 1).
- The Church of the Holy Ascension, Settle (view 2).
- St. John's Methodist Church, Settle.
- The Christian Fellowship Church, Settle.
- Holy Trinity Church, Rathmell.
  - Internal view looking down the nave
- The Methodist Church, Rathmell.
- St. John the Evangelist's Church, Langcliffe.
  - Internal view looking down the nave
- St. John the Evangelist's Church, Langcliffe.
- St. Peter's Church, Stainforth.
- The Wesleyan Chapel and School, Langcliffe.

Church History

A transcription of the Rathmell Congregational Church History
A transcription of the Settle Congregational Church History
Transcript of the entry for Giggleswick in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Giggleswick.
The list of Vicars in St. Alkeda's Church, Giggleswick.
The Chapel of Remembrance plaque in St. Alkelda's Church, Giggleswick.
The List of Incumbents of St. John's Church, Langcliffe.

Description and Travel

Garry Stockdill's Yorksview website contains a description and photographs of:
- Giggleswick.
- Settle and the 3 peaks.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory and Gazetteer, Vol I, West Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the White's 1837 Gazetteer, History and Directory, of the West Riding.

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.
There is further information about this parish from the White's 1837 Gazetteer, History and Directory, of the West Riding.
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.
There is further information about this parish from the Stephen Whatley's Gazetteer 1750, Yorkshire extracts.

History

A transcription of the Rathmell Congregational Church History
A transcription of the Settle Congregational Church History

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 Memorial Plaque in Holy Trinity Church, Rathmell.
The World wars I and II memorial at Langcliffe
The World War I memorial at Rathmell
The World wars I and II memorial at Settle
The World War I memorial at Stainforth
The memorial plaque to two Preston sons who died in wars (in St. Alkelda's Church, Giggleswick).

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- Airedale & Wharfedale FHS

Taxation

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

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