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[[England]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Riding of Yorkshire Parishes|North Riding]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Langton upon Swale | ||
[[Image:Langton_St_Andrew_Yorkshire.jpg|thumb|right|Langton St Andrew]] | |||
== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
Great Langton St Andrew is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire.Other places in the parish include: Little Langton. <br> | Great Langton St Andrew is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire.Other places in the parish include: Little Langton. <br> | ||
LANGTON, GREAT, a parish, in the union of Northallerton, wapentake of Gilling-East, N. riding of York; including the township of Little Langton, and containing 252 inhabitants, of whom 160 are in Great Langton township, 5½ miles (W. N. W.) from Northallerton. It comprises by computation 1550 acres, whereof 750 are in Great Langton township. The few houses here that give name to the parish, are so near the brink of the river Swale, that they are in frequent danger of being swept away. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £6. 10. 10.; net income, £294; patron, the Rev. T. M. Hunt. The church is a small edifice, without aisles or tower, and stands in a retired situation about half a mile from the village. The old rectory-house, and two acres of glebe, are said to have been washed away by the river. | LANGTON, GREAT, a parish, in the union of Northallerton, wapentake of Gilling-East, N. riding of York; including the township of Little Langton, and containing 252 inhabitants, of whom 160 are in Great Langton township, 5½ miles (W. N. W.) from Northallerton. It comprises by computation 1550 acres, whereof 750 are in Great Langton township. The few houses here that give name to the parish, are so near the brink of the river Swale, that they are in frequent danger of being swept away. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £6. 10. 10.; net income, £294; patron, the Rev. T. M. Hunt. The church is a small edifice, without aisles or tower, and stands in a retired situation about half a mile from the village. The old rectory-house, and two acres of glebe, are said to have been washed away by the river. | ||
From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 28-30. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51094 Date accessed: 08 April 2011.<br> | From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 28-30. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51094 Date accessed: 08 April 2011.<br> | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ||
[[Northallerton Poor Law Union, Yorkshire]] | [[Northallerton Poor Law Union, Yorkshire]] | ||
==== Probate records ==== | ==== Probate records ==== | ||
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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] | ||
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | *[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
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[[Category:Yorkshire]] [[Category:North_Riding_of_Yorkshire_Parishes]] | |||