GENUKI: Hatfield

The Ancient Parish of HATFIELD

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"HATFIELD, a parish-town, in the upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill (the seat of W. Gossip, Esq.) 3 miles SSW. of Thorne, 8 from Doncaster, 11 from Bawtry, 34 from York. Pop. 1,948. The Church is a perpetual curacy, dedicated to St. Lawrence, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, p.r. £80. 4s. 3d. Patron, Lord Deerhurst, in right of his Wife. Bacon styles it a vicarage, value, £15. 5s." (There is further information for Hatfield).

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

Bearswood Green
Bramwith Sand
Dunscroft
Hatfield Woodhouse

High Levels
Park Lane
Stainforth
Tudworth

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Lawrence's Church, Hatfield.
- The Methodist Church, Hatfield Woodhouse.
- St. Mary's Church, Stainforth.
- The Methodist Church, Stainforth.
- Our Lady of the Assumption R.C. Church, Stainforth.
- St. Edwin's Church, Dunscroft (view 1).
- St. Edwin's Church, Dunscroft (view 2).
- The Methodist Chapel, Dunsville.
- The former Salem Chapel, High Levels.
- The former Methodist Church, Goodcop.

Church History

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

Church Records

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

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 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 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.

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 Wars I and II memorial in Stainforth Cemetery.
The Memorial Plaque at the British Legion.

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:
- (SE680102) Brierholme Carr
- (SE645078) Dunsville

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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