Johnson Joseph, Hungate Wire Workers. Harker James, (agricultural imple- Allison H. B. Fossgate ments) Marygate Lowe John, Gillygate Meek Richard, Gillygate Noble Geo. (thrashing machine mkr. and carpenter,) Bootham Taylor Jeremiah, Walmgate Waterhouse John, High Jubbergate Whip Makers. Fearby John, Dunning's yd. Fossgate White and Red Lead Manufactory. Liddell & Co. without Walmgate bar Whitesmiths & Bellhangers, &c. Bell David, Walmgate Burdsall Wm. Dunning's yd. Fossgate Clark Wm. College street North street North W. G. Feasegate Ruler John, Fossbridge, Walmgate Varley Mary, Fossgate Woollen Drapers and Tailors. AINSTY OF YORK. THE AINSTY OR COUNTY OF THE CITY OF YORK, is a district to the West of York, under the jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor and Magistrates of that city, to which it was annexed in the twenty-seventh of Henry VI. Prior to this time it was a wapentake or hundred of the West-Riding. The Ainsty or Ancity is supposed by Drake to have been derived from the old northern word anent signifying a hundred contiguous, opposite or near to the city. The whole district or wapentake was anciently a forest, but it was dis-forested by the charters of Richard I. and John. The circuit of the Ainsty is computed at thirty-two miles, according to the following calculation :From the confluence of the rivers Nidd and Ouse, at Nun-Monkton, to that of the Wharf and Ouse, near Nun-Appleton, 12 miles. From the junction of the Wharf and From Wilsthorp, along the line of ... 11 6 3 In Drake's time the City and Ainsty of York were accounted equal to one-eighth part of the West-Riding, and one-twentieth of the whole county. The extraordinary increase of population and wealth in the West-Riding within the last hundred years has, however, destroyed these proportions, and it appears, from the census of 1821, that the City and Ainsty of York do not now, in point of population, exceed onetwenty-fifth part of the West-Riding, and one thirty-fifth part of the whole county.In all assessments by act of parliament the City of York is taxed at three-fifths, and the Ainsty at two-fifths. Till the year 1735, a doubt existed whether the freeholders of the Ainsty had a right of suffrage at the election for members of parliament for this county, (on the ground that it formed part and parcel of a separate county) and though their votes were received by the Sheriff, they were always taken with a query prefixed to their names; but after the contest between Sir Miles Stapleton, Bart, and Sir Rowland Winn, Bart. the matter was brought to issue before the House of Commons, when the House, on the 9th of March, 1735, decided, "That the persons whose freeholds lie with"in that part of the County of the City of "York, which is commonly called the "Ainsty, have a right to vote for Knights " of the Shire of the County of York." The following is a brief description of the places within the Ainsty, taken in alpahabetical order with the directory of each place subjoined: ACASTER MALBIS, (P.) situated on the Ouse; 4 miles S. of York. Here is a good School House, endowed with the products of some lands, under the patronage of certain trustees, who have the appointment of fourteen poor children, as proper objects to receive instruction free of cost. George Cowper, is the master, and Messrs. William Cundell, John Kettlewell, and John Oates, feoffees. The church is an ancient structure, of which the Rev. Thomas Barker, Mr. is perpetual curate. The town derives its name from the family of the Malby's, which flourished here for some centuries after the conquest. Population, 291. Croft Matthew, grocer, &c. Fisherman's Arms. Anderson Robert, Esq. Darling Samuel, tailor and victualler, Fearby John, yeoman Dawson Richard, constable Gill Charles, tailor and grocer Oates Wm. vict. Ship Inn Preston Philip, gardener Reader Wm. blacksmith & coal dlr. Shepherd Wm. gardener Torr John, impounder The Humber Steam Packet, to Gainsbro', every Monday and Thursday, and to York every Tuesday & Fri. Carrier-John Torr, every Saturday to the Elephant & Castle, Skeldergate, York. ACASTER SELBY, in the parish of Stillingfleet; 8 miles S. of York. This vil lage is pleasantly situated on the banks of the Ouse, on which river the Steam Packets, and others, pass and repass to Selby, Gainsbro', and Hull, tending considerably to enliven the scene. Here is a Free School, with an endowment of 71. 7s. per annum, arising out of the fee-farm rents, aided also by voluntary subscriptions of the inhabitants of the township. This place was formerly part of the possession of the Abbot of Selby, and from thence its name is derived. Population, 188. Fothergill John, gentleman Hale William, Esq. Hill William, yeoman Jolly John, yeoman, Grange Nettle on Edward, gentleman Asylum Keepers, Benson Wm. Mannering Henry Skipwith H. and lodging house Taylor James, sen. Villa Stead Catherine, victualler, Black- | Kirk Richard smith's Arms Stead Wm. blacksmith Carrier, Geo. Hick, to York every Sat. ACOMB, (P.) in the liberty of St. Peter's, 2 miles W. of York, This church is An ancient small structure, and being seated Kirk John Wade David Benson Geo. Darling Mary Harrison Richard Lamb Richard Lazenby Wm. Machin Thomas Pinder Robert Richardson Geo. Robinson Henry Skilbeck Joseph Grocers, Coulson John, ( draper) Hardy Wm. Mary Joiners, &c. Hudson Robert Shoemakers, Britton John Brownrigg Robert Hields Jobn Scruton Wm. Surgeons, &c. Taylor Joseph, jun. Wharton Wm. Tailors, Stead Wm. Bateman Wm. Swales Sampson Hotels, Inns, and Taverns. Black Swan, John Benson Coates Robert, baker Carbutt Thos, vict. Board APPLETON ROBBUCK, in the parish of Bolton Percy; 8 miles SW. of York. Here is a neat brick-built chapel, belonging to the Methodists of the Old Connexion, erected about three years ago: likewise a good National School house, for sixty boys and fifty girls, built by subscription in 1817, patronized by the Rev. Archdeacon Markham, and supported by voluntary contributions. The situation is very salubrious, and there is living here at present an old man, of the name of John Lamb, aged 94 years. Population, 585. Mollett Ann, gentlewoman Saunders Rev. Wm. curate Butchers, Stead James Coal Merchants, Todd John, cowkeeper, and carrier to Proctor Edward York every Saturday. Appleton (Nun), in the parish of Bolton Percy; 6 miles SE. of Tadcaster; was formerly a priory, for Nuns of the Cistercian Order, founded in the reign of King Stephen, by Alice de St. Quintin; and among the injunctions prescribed to the Nuns of this house in the year 1489, are the following:"That the cloister doors be shut up in winter at seven, and in summer at eight at night, and the keys delivered to the prioress.That the prioress and all the sisters lodge nightly in the dorter, unless sick or diseased. That none of the sisters use the ale-house, or the waterside, where the course of strangers daily resort. That none of the sisters have their service of meat and drink to their chambers, but keep the frater and the hall, unless sick. That no sister bring in any man, religious or secular, into their chambers, or any secret place, day or night, &c. That the prioress license no sister to go a pilgrimage, or visit their friends, without great cause, and then to have a companion. That the convent grant no corodies or liveries of bread, or ale, or other victual, to any person, without special licence. That they take in no perhendinauncers or sojourners, unless children, or old persons, &c." On the 5th of December, 1540, this Monastery was surrendered, and afterwards became a ruin. Thomas Lord Fairfax built a handsome brick house upon the site; which, with the estate, was subsequently purchased by Mr. Alderman Milner, a merchant in Leeds; and is now the seat of his great grandson Sir W. M. Milner, Bart. Wheatley Richard Carrack John Vairey Richard Wheatley Richard Gardeners, Chambers Nathl. Stephenson John Ward Thomas Kilby Henry Bat Pudding grn. Grocers, &c. Stephenson Jobn Wood James Joiners, &c. Cook John Wardle Ann Webster John Preston Rev. J. D., A. М. seminary Webster Anthony Bellerby Thos. butcher & shopkeeper Blacksmiths' Arms Potter Thos. wheelwright BILBROUGH, (P.) 6 miles SW. of York. In the church here are deposited the remains of Thomas Lord Fairfax, first Lord of Denton, and his lady, commemorating the burial place of this distinguished warrior. Here is a school endowed with £15 per annum for teaching 22 poor children the common rudiments of education. Pop. 260. Todd Matthew, Esq. Thompson Rev. R. vicar of Askham Richard, & curate of Askham Bryan Holdsworth Roger, yeoman Farmers, Jackson John Wyrill Wm. Shoemakers, Powell Thos. Wilson Charles Colbeck Robert and farriers |