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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshihre Parishes K-R]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[East Riding of Yorkshire Parishes|East Riding]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Reighton | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshihre Parishes K-R|Yorkshire Parishes K-R]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[East Riding of Yorkshire Parishes|East Riding]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Reighton | ||
== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
REIGHTON,''' a parish''', in the union of Bridlington,wapentake of Dickering, E. riding of York, 3 miles(E. S. E.) from Hunmanby; containing 224 inhabitants.The parish comprises by admeasurement 2700 acres,and is situated on the road from Hull to Scarborough,and bounded on the east by Filey bay. There are several good limestone-quarries. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £9. 10., net income, £177; patron, and impropriator, Sir George Strickland, Bart. The tithes were commuted for land and corn-rents in 1811; the glebe consists of 70 acres.The church is extremely ancient. | REIGHTON,''' a parish''', in the union of Bridlington,wapentake of Dickering, E. riding of York, 3 miles(E. S. E.) from Hunmanby; containing 224 inhabitants.The parish comprises by admeasurement 2700 acres,and is situated on the road from Hull to Scarborough,and bounded on the east by Filey bay. There are several good limestone-quarries. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £9. 10., net income, £177; patron, and impropriator, Sir George Strickland, Bart. The tithes were commuted for land and corn-rents in 1811; the glebe consists of 70 acres.The church is extremely ancient. | ||
From: Lewis, Samuel A., ''A Topographical Dictionary of England ''(1848), pp. 655-659. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51235 Date accessed: 07 October 2011.. <br> | From: Lewis, Samuel A., ''A Topographical Dictionary of England ''(1848), pp. 655-659. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51235 Date accessed: 07 October 2011.. <br> |
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