GENUKI: Saxton

The Ancient Parish of SAXTON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"SAXTON, a parish-town, in the wapentake of Barkston-Ash, liberty of Pontefract; 4 miles from Tadcaster, 9 from Ferrybridge, 11 from Pontefract, 14 from York. Pop. including Scarthingwell, 378, which being united, form a township. The Church is a perpetual curacy, dedicated to All-Saints (see Churches for photograph), in the deanry of the Ainsty, value, p.r. !£72. 10s. Patron, Richard O. Gascoigne, Esq." (There is further information for Saxton).

"BARKSTON ASH, in the parishes of Sherburn in Elmet and Saxton, wapentake of Barkston-Ash (which takes its name from this place), liberty of Pontefract; 4 miles E. of Aberford, 5 from Tadcaster, 11 from Pontefract. Pop. 251."

"COCKBRIDGE, in the parish of Saxton, wapentake of Barkston Ash; 2 miles S. of Tadcaster."

"SCARTHINGWELL, (the seat of the Hon. Lord Hawke) in the township and parish of Saxton, wapentake of Barkston-Ash, liberty of Pontefract; 5 miles S. of Tadcaster, 8 from Ferrybridge, 10 from Pontefract. Pop. included in Saxton."

"TOWTON, in the parish of Saxton, wapentake of Barkston-Ash, liberty of Pontefract; (Towton Hall, the seat of the Hon. Martin Bladen Hawke,) 2 miles S. of Tadcaster, 10 from Ferrybridge, 12 from Pontefract. Pop. 94." (There is further information for Towton).

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- All Saints' Church, Saxton (view 1). (The Church's website is here.)
  - Internal view looking down the nave
- All Saints' Church, Saxton (view 2).
- All Saints' Church, Saxton (view 3).
- The Roman Catholic Church, Scarthingwell.

Church History

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

Church Records

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

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.
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 War Memorial Plaque in All Saints Church, Saxton.
The War Memorial in All Saint's Churchyard, Saxton.

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- The City of York and District FHS

Taxation

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

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