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[[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  
[[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  


[[Image:St Giles Lockton Yorkshire.jpg|thumb|right]]  
[[Image:St Giles Lockton Yorkshire.jpg|thumb|right|Lockton St Giles]]  


== Parish History  ==
== Parish History  ==
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Lockton St Giles was a former chapelry of&nbsp;[[Middleton with Cropton and Lockton, Yorkshire]] <br>  
Lockton St Giles was a former chapelry of&nbsp;[[Middleton with Cropton and Lockton, Yorkshire]] <br>  


In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Lockton like this:
The village and civil parish of Lockton is in the Ryedale District of North Yorkshire.<br>


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 are in 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.,&nbsp; ''A Topographical Dictionary of England ''(1848), pp. 126-129. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51116&nbsp; Date accessed: 08 September 2011.
The Parish church of St Giles dates from the 15th century.The church of St Giles, Back Lane Lockton has been designated a grade II listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-439663-church-of-saint-giles-lockton+ British listed building]<br>
 
The history of the village and neighbouring Levisham may be found [http://www.locktonlevisham.btck.co.uk/+ Lockton and Levisham Heritage Group]<br>
 
<br> A gazetteer entry: Lewis, Samuel A.,&nbsp; ''A Topographical Dictionary of England ''(1848), pp. 126-129.&nbsp; [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51116+ here]


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==== Civil Registration  ====
==== Civil Registration  ====


Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].
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==== Church records  ====
==== Church records  ====
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