GENUKI: South Kirkby

The Ancient Parish of SOUTH KIRKBY

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"SOUTH KIRKBY, a parish-town, in the wapentake of Osgoldcross, liberty of Pontefract; 8 miles from Pontefract, 9 NE. of Barnsley; 10 from Doncaster, 11 from Wakefield, 31 from York. Pop. 633. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to All-Saints, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, ~£15. 10s. 2½d. Patron, the Rev. George Allott."

"BROADLANE HOUSES, 2 farm-houses in the townships of South Kirkby and South Elmsall and parish of South Kirkby; 7½ miles NW. of Doncaster."

"HAGUE HALL, (the seat of James Allott, Esq.) in the township and parish of South Kirkby, wapentake of Osgoldcross; 7 miles from Pontefract, 5 from Barnsley."

"MINSTHORPE, a hamlet in the township of North Elmsall, and parish of South Kirkby, liberty of Pontefract; 5 miles S. of Pontefract."

"MOORTHORPE, a hamlet in the township and parish of South Kirkby, ; 8 miles from Pontefract, 12 from Wakefield."

"MUNTHROYD, in the parish of South Kirkby, wapentake of Osgoldcross; 8 miles S. of Pontefract."

"NORTH ELMSALL, in the parish of South Kirkby, wapentake of Osgoldcross, liberty of Pontefract; (Elmsall Lodge, the seat of Charles Cholmley, Esq.) 7 miles from Pontefract, 9 from Doncaster and Barnsley, 11 from Wakefield. Pop. 113."

"SKELBROOK, in the parish of South Kirkby, wapentake of Osgoldcross, liberty of Pontefract; (the residence of the Rev. Charles Cater) 7 miles S. of Ferrybridge, 7¾ from Pontefract, 8 from Doncaster, 12 from Barnsley. Pop. 115. The Church is a perpetual curacy, dedicated to St. Michael, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, p.r. £60. Patron, the Perrin family."

"SOUTH ELMSALL, in the parish of South Kirkby, wapentake of Osgoldcross, liberty of Pontefract; 8 miles NW. of Doncaster, Barnsley, and Pontefract, 11½ from Wakefield. Pop. 453."

"STUBBS HALL, a farm-house in the township of Hampole, and parish of South Kirkby; 7 miles from Doncaster, 9½ from Pontefract. Pop. included in Hampole."

"WRANGBROOK, 3 farm-houses in the township of North Emsall, and parish of South Kirkby, liberty of Pontefract; 6 miles S. of Pontefract, 9 from Doncaster."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- All Saints' Church, South Kirkby. (No key available to visitors)
- The Methodist Church, South Elmsall.
- St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Moorthorpe.
- The Christian Fellowship, South Elmsall.
- The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, South Elmsall. (The Church's website is here.)
- Trinity Methodist Church, South Elmsall.
- South Elmsall Spiritualist Church, South Elmsall. (The Church's website is here.)
- St. Luke's Church, South Elmsall. (The Church's website is here.)
- The Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Skelbrooke, view 1.
- The Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Skelbrooke, view 2.
- St. Margaret's Church, North Elmsall, view 1.
- St. Margaret's Church, North Elmsall, view 2.

Church History

Transcript of the entry for South Kirkby in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Skelbrooke in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of South Kirkby.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Skelbrook.

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

Transcription and photograph of South Kirkby and Moorthorpe war memorial
Transcription and photograph of South Elmsall war memorial
Transcription and photograph of North Elmsall war memorial
The War Memorial to the dead of Moorthorpe and South Elmsall in the two World Wars.

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:
- (SE363064) Hoyle Mill
- (SE361054) Measborough Dike

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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