GENUKI: Womersley

The Ancient Parish of WOMERSLEY

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"WOMERSLEY, a parish-town, in the wapentake of Osgoldcross, liberty of Pontefract; (the seat of the Right Hon. Lord Hawke) 5 miles SE. of Pontefract and Ferrybridge, 8 from Snaith, 26 from York. Pop. 316. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Martin, in the deanry of Pontefract, value, ~£6. 11s. 5½d. Patron, The Right Hon. Lord Hawke."

"CRIDLING STUBBS, in the parishes of Womersley and Darrington, wapentake of Osgoldcross, liberty of Pontefract; 2½ miles SE. of Ferrybridge, 4½ from Pontefract. Pop. 96."

"FULHAM HOUSE, a single house in the township and parish of Womersley; liberty of Pontefract; 7 miles ESE. of Pontefract and Snaith."

"HIGH FIELD LANES, a farm-house in the township and parish of Womersley; 5 miles from Pontefract."

"LITTLE SMEATON, in the parish of Womersley, liberty of Pontefract; 6 miles from Ferrybridge, 6½ from Pontefract, 10 from Doncaster. Pop. 176."

"WALDEN STUBBS, in the parish of Womersley, wapentake of Osgoldcross, liberty of Pontefract; 7 miles SE. of Pontefract and Ferrybridge. Pop. 158."

"WOOD HALL, 2 houses in the township and parish of Womersley; 5 miles from Pontefract and Ferrybridge."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Martin's Church, Womersley.
  - Internal view looking down the nave
- The former Methodist Church, Walden Stubbs.

Church History

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

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Womersley.
The List of Rectors in St. Martin's Church, Womersley.

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.

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- Pontefract and District FHS

Taxation

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

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