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Yorkshire is geographically the largest county in England. | Yorkshire is geographically the largest county in England. It has 1,402 parishes. More than 60 courts have jurisdiction over probate matters. The highest court was the Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York.<br> | ||
To find the names of the courts over a specific place, go to the jurisdiction tables. | To find the names of the courts over a specific place, click on a letter or span of letters below to go to the jurisdiction tables.<br> [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D|D]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with E and F|E-F]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with G|G]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with H|H]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with I through K|I-K]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with L|L]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with M and N|M-N]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with O through P|O-P]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Q and R|Q-R]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with S|S]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T and U|T-U]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with W|W]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Y|Y]]. | ||
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== Some Explanatory Notes on the Yorkshire Probate Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Yorkshire Probate Courts == | ||
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Here is a list of Yorkshire parishes beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. For other parishes, click on a letter to link to the another table. | Here is a list of Yorkshire parishes beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. For other parishes, click on a letter to link to the another table. | ||
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