Norton, Yorkshire Genealogy: Difference between revisions

This ancient [[England Church Records|parish]] (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 158

NORTON, '''a parish''', in the union of Malton, wapentake of Buckrose, E. riding of York, ¼ of a mile (E. S. E.) from Malton; containing, with the hamlets of Sutton and Welham, 1644 inhabitants. This parish, which is separated from that of Malton by the river Derwent, comprises about 3076 acres; the soil is light and gravelly, the surface level, and the substratum abounds with freestone of good quality. The road from York to Scarborough passes through the village, and a handsome stone bridge over the river connects it with the town of Malton. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £100; patron, the Rev. Edmund Day, B.D.The church, a neat structure in the Grecian style, was erected in 1820, at an expense of £2500, raised by subscription, and contains 350 sittings, of which 150 are free. '''There is a place of worship for Wesleyans'''. At the foot of the bridge was formerly an hospital, founded early in the reign of Henry II. by Roger de Flamville,and made subordinate to the priory of Malton. Many Roman coins have been discovered.  

From: Lewis, Samuel A.,  ''A Topographical Dictionary of England ''(1848), pp. 439-441. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51185  Date accessed: 22 September 2011.