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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[East Riding of Yorkshire Parishes|East Riding]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Lowthorpe | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire Parishes K-R]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[East Riding of Yorkshire Parishes|East Riding]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Lowthorpe | ||
== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
This ancient [[England Church Records|parish]] (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1546.<br> | This ancient [[England Church Records|parish]] (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1546. | ||
<br>LOWTHORP (St. Martin), '''a parish''', in the unionof Driffield, wapentake of Dickering, E. riding ofYork, 5 miles (E. N. E.) from Driffield; containing 164 inhabitants. It comprises by computation 1960 acres.The ancient Hall, the residence of the St. Quintin family, was taken down in 1826. The village, which is small, is to the south of the road from Driffield to Bridlington. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £64; patron and impropriator, W. T. St. Quintin,Esq. In the church was a college, or chantry, for a rector, six chaplains, and three clerks, founded in thereign of Edward III., by Sir John Haselarton. The chancel of the church has long been without a roof, and within its ruinous walls grow two large ash-trees. | |||
From: 'Lowick - Lucton', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 182-186. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51122 Date accessed: 08 September 2011.. <br> | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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==== Church records ==== | ==== Church records ==== | ||
To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. | To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. | ||
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== Maps and Gazetteers == | == Maps and Gazetteers == | ||
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | ||
*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
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Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above. | Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above. | ||
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