GENUKI: Hampsthwaite

The Ancient Parish of HAMPSTHWAITE

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"HAMPSTHWAITE, a parish-town, in the lower-division of Claro, liberty of Knaresborough; 2 miles SW. of Ripley, 7 from Knaresborough, 8 from Ripon, 25 from York. Pop. 490. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Thomas a Beckitt, in the deanry of the Ainsty, value, £13. 6s. 8d. Patrons, Messrs. Shanns.

This village was part of the possessions of the Lords Viptoft; It is a long straggling village, pleasantly situated on the southern bank of the river Nidd. The patronage of the church was given to the Priory of Knaresborough. --Hist. Knaresborough."

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

Birstwith
Darley
Felliscliffe
Hew Green
Holme
Kettlesing
Kettlesing Head

Menwith
Padside
Rakes
Swarcliffe
Thornthwaite
West Syke Green

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- The Church of St. Thomas A Beckett, Hampsthwaite.
- The Methodist Church, Hampsthwaite.
  - Internal view looking down the nave
- St. James' Church, Birstwith. (view 1) (The Church's website is here.)
- St. James' Church, Birstwith. (view 2)
- St. Saviour's Church, Thornthwaite.
  - Internal view looking down the nave
- Nidderdale Evangelical Free Church (Brow Chapel), Thornthwaite (originally Wesleyan, built in 1875).
- Felliscliffe Chapel of Ease, Kettlesing Bottom (view 1).
- Felliscliffe Chapel of Ease, Kettlesing Bottom (view 2).
- Kettlesing Chapel, Kettlesing.

Church History

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

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Hampsthwaite.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Thornthwaite.

Description and Travel

The Hampsthwaite Village 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 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.

History

The Hampsthwaite village web-site contains a History section.

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.

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:
- (SE241584) Birstwith Hall
- (SE215587) Cinder Hills
- (SE244590) Clapham Green
- (SE217569) Cold Cotes
- (SE216578) Cote Hill
- (SE249578) Cote Syke
- (SE222578) Crow Trees
- (SE210583) Dicken-Dyke
- (SE208588) Fringill
- (SE239597) Grosvenor House
- (SE227586) High Birstwith
- (SE246587) Hirst Grove
- (SE227573) Kettlesing Bottom
- (SE232567) Knabs Grove
- (SE234560) Knabs Ridge
- (SE226579) Longscales
- (SE207590) Low Green
- (SE237592) Meg Gate
- (SE226596) Reynard Crag
- (SE257576) Rowden
- (SE265572) Saltergate Hill
- (SE268573) Shutt Nook
- (SE219574) Staupes
- (SE250582) Swincliffe
- (SE233578) Tang
- (SE217593) The Holme
- (SE210585) Turner Ing
- (SE207579) Turpin Lair

Societies

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

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