GENUKI: Hemsworth

The Ancient Parish of HEMSWORTH

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"HEMSWORTH, a parish-town, in the wapentake of Staincross, liberty of Pontefract; (Hemsworth Hall, the seat of Sir Francis Lindley Wood, Bart.) 5½ miles S. of Pontefract, 7 from Wakefield, 9 from Barnsley, 29½ from York. Pop. 963. The Church is a rectory, dedicated to St. Helen, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, £20. 1s. 0½d. Patron, William Wrightson, Esq." (There is further information for Hemsworth).

"HEMSWORTH LANE END, a hamlet in the township and parish of Hemsworth, 5 miles from Pontefract."

"HEMSWORTH LODGE, a farm-house in the township and parish of Hemsworth, 5 miles from Pontefract."

"HEMSWORTH MARSH, a hamlet in the parish of Hemsworth, 5 miles from Pontefract."

"KINSLEY HOUSE, a farm-house in the township and parish of Hemsworth, liberty of Pontefract; 7 miles SW. of Pontefract."

"NEWSTEAD HALL, (a seat of John Naylor, Esq.) in the township and parish of Hemsworth, wapentake of Staincross; 5 miles from Pontefract, 6 from Wakefield, 9 from Barnsley."

"ROYD MOOR, a farm-house in the township and parish of Hemsworth, 5 miles from Pontefract, 7 from Wakefield, 8 miles NE. of Barnsley."

"VISSITT, a farm-house in the township and parish of Hemsworth, 6 miles S. of Pontefract, 7 from Wakefield."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
- St. Helen's Church, Hemsworth.
- St. Helen's Church, Hemsworth. They don't want you to see the Church in the summer! (The Church's website is here.)
- Trees undermining St. Helen's Church, Hemsworth.
- The Methodist Church, Hemsworth. (The Church's website is here.)
- The Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Hemsworth.
- The National Spiritualist Church, Hemsworth. (The Church's website is here.)
- The Strict and Particular Baptist Church, Kinsley.
- Our Lady of Graces Roman Catholic Church, Kinsley.
- The former Church of the Ascension, Kinsley. Now private apartments.

Church History

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

Church Records

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

Community Websites

The Hemsworth Town Council website covers Kinsley and Fitzwilliam too.

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.
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

Transcription and photograph of Hemsworth war memorial
Transcription and photograph of Fitzwilliam war memorial
The World Wars I and II Memorial in Kinsley village.

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:
- (SE413156) Fitzwilliam
- (SE417146) Kinsley

Societies

This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
- Wakefield and district FHS
- Pontefract and District FHS

Taxation

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

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