GENUKI: Monk Fryston

The Ancient Parish of MONK FRYSTON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"MONK FRYSTON, a parish-town, in the wapentake of Barkston Ash, a part in the liberty of St. Peter; 4 miles N. of Ferrybridge, 6½ from Pontefract, 7½ from Selby, 13¾ from Leeds, 19 from York. Pop. 409. It is a parochial Chapelry, in the deanry of the Ainsty, value, p.r. !£60. Patron, the Prebendary of Wistow."

"BURTON SALMON, in the parish of Monk Fryston, wapentake of Barkston-Ash; 4 miles N. of Pontefract, 9 from Selby, 10 from Tadcaster. Pop. 182."

"HILLAM, in the parish of Monk Fryston, wapentake of Barkston-Ash; 4 miles N. of Ferrybridge, 6 from Pontefract, 7 from Selby. Pop. 269."

"LAYS, (the seat of David Hemsworth, Esq.) in the township and parish of Monk Fryston, 4 miles N. of Ferrybridge."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Wilfrid's Church, Monk Fryston (view 1).
- St. Wilfrid's Church, Monk Fryston (view 2).
- St. Wilfrid's Church, Monk Fryston, floodlit (view 1).
- St. Wilfrid's Church, Monk Fryston, floodlit (view 2).
- Ex Wesleyan Chapel (now a private dwelling), Monk Fryston.
- The Methodist Church, Burton Salmon.

Church History

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

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Monk Fryston.
Colin Hinson has transcribed the following:
- The MonkFryston baptisms for 1538-1677.
- The MonkFryston Marriages for 1559-1677.
- The MonkFryston Burials for 1538-1677.
- Miscellaneous MonkFryston PR entries.

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.

History

Rural pursuits and farming in the 1950s - Filmed in Burton Salmon, Hillam and Monk Fryston

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 St. Wilfrid's Churchyard, Monk Fryston.

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:
- (SE512288) Hillam Hall
- (SE489294) Monk Fryston Lodge

Societies

This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
- The City of York 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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