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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Riding of Yorkshire Parishes|North Riding]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Lockton | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Yorkshire Parishes K-R]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Riding of Yorkshire Parishes|North Riding]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Lockton | ||
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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
Lockton St Giles | Lockton St Giles was a former chapelry of [[Middleton with Cropton and Lockton, Yorkshire]] <br> | ||
In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Lockton like this: | In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Lockton like this: | ||
Lockton, township and vil., Middleton par., North-Riding Yorkshire, 5 miles NE. of Pickering, 7423 ac., pop. 400.<br><br> LOCKTON,'''a township, in the parish of Middleton''', union and lythe of Pickering, N. riding of York,5 miles (N. E. by N.) from Pickering; containing 347inhabitants. It comprises 4010 acres, of which 1142 are inclosed, 1058 uninclosed, and 1810 acres arein Saltersgate; the soil is very productive, and some good stone is burned into lime. The Whitby and Pickering railway passes through the township. The village, which is pleasantly situated, borders on two winding dales. There is a small '''chapel of ease '''in the village, rebuilt in 1800; also '''a place of worship for Wesleyans.''' | |||
From: Lewis, Samuel A., ''A Topographical Dictionary of England ''(1848), pp. 126-129. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51116 Date accessed: 08 September 2011. | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||