church is an ancient neat structure, situated about half a mile from the village, on the road leading to Hessay; incumbent the Rev, Thomas Beckwith. Here is a good schoolhouse, founded by Sir Thomas Slingsby, for twelve poor children. Red House, built by Sir Henry Slingsby, in the reign of Charles I. is situated in this parish, and from the terrace is a fine view of York, its cathedral, and surrounding country. Population, 269. Kirk John Farmers, Cass Wm. Kirk Thomas Coates John, Rec- Morley Sarah tory house Palfreeman Thos. Coupland John Reynolds Thos. Deighton Sampson Samuel, Laund house Thickpenny nook Hare Joseph Tesseyman Robt. Hopps Richard Walkingham Thos. Hopps Thos. Red Ward Wm. house Eliz. Coupland John, vict. Board smith, manfr. of all kinds of implements of husbandry, thrashing and winnowing machines, &c. Tesseyman Robert, parish clerk Tesseyman Chas. shoemkr. & sexton Tindall Richard, butcher & grocer Wilson Isaac, tailor & draper Carriers-James Fewster & Robert Burkill, to York every Saturday. OXTON, in the parish of Tadcaster; 1 mile SE. of Tadcaster. Population, 66. J. W. Clough, Esq. Oxton hall Cuttle Lieut. Harman Fretwell Ann, gentlewoman Wilkinson Matthew, farmer, Ouston Varley John, gardener, &c. POPPLETON (Nether,) (P.); 4 miles NW. of York, is pleasantly situated on the banks of the river Ouse. The church is a neat ancient structure, the living is under the patronage of the Archbishop of York, the present incumbent the Rev. T. Gilpin. Here is a school and house for the master, endowed with 107. per annum, conducted upon Dr. Bell's plan. Pop. 254. Gilpin Rev. Thomas, vicar Gould Thomas, gentleman Richardson Thomas, gentleman Spence Isaac, Esq. Poppleton Villa Farmers & Yeomen, Cartwright Benj. Cartwright Thos. Poppleton moor Hawkins J. & W. Whitehouse Thos. Richardson John Atkinson Wm. vict. Fox POPPLETON, (Upper) in the parishes of Lower Poppleton and Bishop Hill the Younger, York, in the liberty of St. Peter's; 4 miles NW. of York. The lands here were formerly in the possession of the Abbot of St. Mary's, at York; given by le Osbern de Arches, to that abbey, almost at its first institution, Sir Thomas Weddringonk -ton writes, that there was a Mayor of York killed at Poppleton, in the reign of King Richard II. as he conjectures, in some controversy betwixt the monks and the citizens. Here is a small chapel of Ease, which has the privilege of christenings and burials, but not marriages, and a Methodist chapel. This village is pleasantly situated within one mile of the river Ouse. Pop. 346. Forrest Rev. R. curate Hall Christopher, gentleman Harrison Robert, gentleman Isles Mary, gentlewoman Gray Robert, bricklayer Hawkes J. gardener Marston Wm. schoolmaster Pinder Wm. wheelwrighe STREETHOUSES, in the parishes of Bolton Percy and Bilbrough, 3 miles N RUFFORTH or Rughford, (P.) 5 E. of Tadcaster. This hamlet took its miles W. of York; a discharged vicar-name from its vicinity to the Roman road age, of which Mrs. Thompson is the from York to Tadcaster. All the Roman patroness. Population 295. roads being firmly paved with stone, were Rev. Jonas Thompson, vicar called streets, as Watling street, &c. Stra Rev. W. L. Pickard, M. A. perpetual tum is the word made use of by the venerable Bede, quite through his work, to denote a Roman road. curate Preston Edw, vict. Lord Collingwood Rev. Robert Swann, B. A. curate Camidge Robt. carpenter & grocer Thompson Robert, blacksmith Schoolmasters, Rennison Thomas, farmer Syning thwaite, (extra parochial) 4 miles E. of Wetherby. Formerly there was a priory at this place, founded by Bertram Haget, about the year 1160, for nuns of the Cistercian order. Catharine Foster, the fourteenth and last prioress, surrendered the convent in 1534, at which time the annual revenue amounted to £62. 6s. The site was granted in the year 1539, to Sir Thos. Tempest, Knight. The century before the dissolution of this priory, Geoffry, Archbishop of York, took the nuns under his protection, and denounced a malediction against those and who should dare to wrong them, and a blessing on their benefactors. Scagglethorpe, in the parish of THORP ARCH and BOSTON, (P.) 3 miles SE. of Wetherby. Though situated in different divisions of the county, these two places are so closely connected as to form only one village. The river Wharf runs with a rapid stream through this delightful place, and the cascade seen through the arches of SKIPBRIDGE, in the parishes of the bridge, with the church and houses em- Gowland Atkinson Joseph, toll bar keeper ral spring, which, by its medicinal qualities, grains together in a gallon; and a small quantity of iron suspended by fixed air. As the proportion of salt which it contains is N STEETON, in the parish of Bolton Percy, 3 miles ENE. of Tadcaster, for some ages has been the seat of the truly ancient and honourable family of Fairfax, and it is now enjoyed by a younger branch of his family, Thomas Luddington Fairfax, of Newton, Esq. being the present possessor. Population 83. Mollett Benj. farmer, Steeton hall moor Todd Christr. farmer, Steeton Grange Middleton John, farmer & victualler, considerably less than that in the Harrogate water, it is taken in larger doses. The principles which compose Thorp-Arch water give it a superiority over Harrogate water in general relaxation, bilious disorders, glandular obstructions, and scirrhosities, stomach com plaints, and spontaneous vomitings. Harrogate water is to be preferred in cutaneous diseases, the piles, rheumatism, worms, ulcers, and probably in the stone and gravel. In many other cases the medical virtues of the two waters appear to be nearly equal. The chalybeate water of Thorp-Arch pretty much resembles that of other chalybeate springs; but the air here is of uncommon purity, and many have experienced its good effects who have scarcely tasted the medicinal waters. The accommodations at this fashionable watering place are extremely good; in addition to three capital inns there are a considerable number of lodging houses, suited to the various circumstances and condition of the visitors. Thorp-Arch is supposed to derive the latter part of its name from the family of D'Archis, who came in with the Conqueror, and had large possessions in these parts. The church, which is dedicated to All Saints, was or in dained a vicarage by Archbishop Sewall, 1258, but in the early part of the last century the living was only of the yearly value of £24, till, by the liberality of the Rev. Mr. Robinson, of Leeds, and Lady Elizabeth Hastings, added to a donation from Queen Ann's fund, and a contribution from the Rev. Mr. Wetherherd, vicar, the tythes were purchased as an augmentation to the living. The present church is a beautiful structure, of which the Earl of Huntingdon is the patron, and the Rev. Robert Hemington the incumbent. All the houses in Boston are of modern erection; it is said that the first house built in this division of the village was erected by the late Mr. Joseph Taite, in the year 1753, and that Mr. Samuel Taite, the gentleman who con. tributed the land upon which the episcopal chapel in that place was erected, seven years ago, was the first person born in Boston. Burnley Jonathan, corn miller, Low born Easterby Mary, lodging house, Clif- Holborn Farrer John, butcher, Holborn There is here a charity school, founded by Lady Elizabeth Hastings, and a neat Methodist Chapel. The population, with Clifton included, is 1360, namely, Thorp-Arch 343, Boston 677, and Clifton 340.† ford street Gatliffe Wm. gent. Holborn Post Office.-Letters are conveyed to Hassalwood Wm. joiner, &c. Clifford at 10 o'clock, and returns imme-Hawes Richard, tailor, Holmes street diately after circulating the letters. Hawes Mary, baker and confectioner, street + Erroneously stated in Vol. I. at 1017. Holmes street. and Geo ג! 1 Hebden Mrs. Sarah, gentwn. Holborn | Tireman Richard, attorney Holborn "Hornshaw John, farmer Tricket Wm. schoolmaster and parish clerk Huddleston Isaac, corn miller and Hutchinson Mrs. Elizabeth, gentlewn. Strickland Geo. Esq. Chesnut grove Turner John, wheelwright, &c. Waddington Joseph, yeoman, Clifford Waddington William Lee, yeomau, Clifford Wells John, vict. Admiral Hawke, Holborn *Wharton Matthew, blacksmith and farrier Wharton Elizabeth, grocer & draper Wharton Joseph, blacksmith & farrier, Clifford street Wilkinson Samuel, linen draper, hosier, &c. Holborn Wilkinson Geo. Esq. Holborn Williamson Nancy, linen draper and dress maker, &c. Chapel street *Wood and Dunwell, manufacturers of brown, coloured, and glazed paper, millboards, &c. oil millers, (logwood ground, and oil cake crushed) Wright Mrs. Mary, gentwn. Holborn Coaches.-ALEXANDER Diligence, to Leeds, from Mr. John Farrer's, Red Lion, Boston, every Tuesday and Saturday, at ? morning, returns at 7 in the evening. Carriers.-Joseph Jagger, to York every Tuesday and Saturday, to Leeds every Thursday. & Wetherby daily.John Lockart, to York every Wednesday, and to Leeds every Saturday. TOCKWITH, in the parish of Bilton, 7 miles N. of Tadcaster. At the commencement of the memorable battle of Marston Moor, in the year 1644, the front of the Par liament's army extended from the North end of Marston Moor to this village, a distance of nearly 3 miles. Here is a small neat Methodist chapel, built in the year 1796, and a Sun day school for 100 children. Population 436. Butchers, * See page 32. Farmers, Cade James Farrar Wm. Farrar Bryan Hick Wm. Horner John WALTON, (P.) 23 miles E. of Wetherby. This village was long in the possession of the family of Fairfax, but is now the property of G. L. Fox, Esq. Bramham Park, who is lord of the manor. Through this tract of ground runs the great Roman road called Watling street, from the south to the wall now called Redgate. It crossed the Wharf at a place called St. Helen's Ford, near Walton, where formerly stood a chapel, dedicated to St. Helen, the mother of Constantine. The parish church is a very ancient structure. Pop. 247. Rudd Rev. James, curate Fisher Charles, gentleman Goodall Agnes, gentlewoman Wright Samuel, yeoman Noble Henry Bentley Michael, wheelwright Fletcher Jas. swine and cattle dealer WIGHILL, (P.) 3 mls. N. of Tadcaster. The family of Stapleton possessed this estate upwards of 500 years, but it is now the property of Richard Fountayne Wilson, Esq. lord of the manor. The parish church, which is dedicated to All Saints, and of which Mr. Wilson is the patron, and the Rev. T. M. Shann the vicar, is pleasantly situated on a commanding eminence, contiguous to the village. Population 250. Yorke Richard, Esq. Parkgate Prince Francis, boot and shoe maker Pawson Wm. and Geo. wheelwrights Young John, grocer, &c. Carriers to York and Thorp Arch three days per week. |
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