GENUKI: Nun Monkton

The Ancient Parish of NUN MONKTON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"NUN MONKTON, a parish-town in the upper-division of Claro; 8 miles NW. of York, 11 from Knaresborough and Boroughbridge. Pop. 344. The Church is a perpetual curacy (see Churches for photograph), in the deanry of Boroughbridge, diocese of Chester, value, p.r. !£45. but by the addition of lands since, it is £81.

In the time of King Stephen, William de Arches and Ivetta, his wife, founded here a Nunnery, and dedicated it to the Blessed Virgin, for Benedictines, and endowed it with divers lands, afterwards confirm to the Nunnery by Henry Murdac, Archbishop of York. Valued at the dissolution at £75. 12s. 4d. --Dugdale. --Burton.

The site was granted 29th Henry VIII. to John Nevil, Lord Latimer; the present owner is Payler Tufnal Jolliff Esq."

Churches

Here is a photograph of St. Mary's Church, Nun Monkton.
- Internal view looking down the nave

Church History

Transcript of the entry for Nun Monkton in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
The some account of St. Mary's Church at Nun Monkton.
The History of Nun Monkton Church.

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Nun Monkton.

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 World War I Memorial Plaque in St. Mary's Church, Nun Monkton.
The Memorial Plaque in St. Mary's Church, Nun Monkton.

Societies

This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
- The City of York and District FHS
- Harrogate and district Family History Society

Taxation

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

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