GENUKI: Leathley

The Ancient Parish of LEATHLEY

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"LEATHLEY, a parish-town, in the upper-division of Claro; 2 miles NE. of Otley, 11 from Leeds, 12 from Knaresborough, 27 from York. Pop. 312. The Church is a rectory (see Churches for photograph), in the deanry of the Ainsty, value, £7. 2s. 8½d. Patron, the King.

Here is a School House and four Alms Houses, founded in 1769, by Mrs. Anne Hitch, who endowed the same with £12. per annum, for the master, to teach the children of the township of Leathley, reading, writing, English grammar, &c. £4. each for the Alms Houses, occupied by indigent persons. The money arises out of rents of land at Felliscliffe. The lord of the Manor, and the Rector of Leathley, and the Rector of Adel, are trustees. --Commis. Report."

"CASTLEY, in the parish of Leathley, upper-division of Claro; 4 miles E. of Otley, 10 from Knaresborough. Pop. 110."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Oswald's Church, Leathley.
- The Old Methodist Church, Leathley (It was for sale).

Church History

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

Church Records

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

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 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.

Memorial Inscriptions

The War memorial in the Churchyard at Leathley

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:
- (SE232475) Fishpool
- (SE237473) Hartmires
- (SE232479) Leathley Grange
- (SE237467) Leathley Hall
- (SE232468) Low End
- (SE259468) Riffa Manor

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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