Diaper & Linen Strangeways Edw. Manufacturers, Gardeners, Carpet, Damask, Sturges Thos. Bennison Wm. Harrison Robert Lodge Francis Drapers & Grocers, Nellis George Hugill Jacob Prudom Thos. Watson Thos. Rudsdale Thos. Webster & Son Coopers, Corbett Wm. Fisher John Farmers, Chapman Simon Duck William Ellerton Geo. Fothergill Charles Kendall Edward Lonsdale John Caven John, (nur- Mickles Adam, Shoemakers, Wood James Shopkeepers, Copeland Geo. Johnson Mary Weatherhill John Wheelwrights, Bateman Michael Simpson Richard Whitton Geo. butcher AISLABY, in the parish of Middleton, wap. & liberty of Pickering Lythe; 1m. W. of Pickering. Pop. 147. Hayes Mrs. Mary Trueman Richard Farmers, Brewster Thos. Wardell Francis Golding Stockton Watson Richard Monkman Robt. Frank Thomas, joiner, &c. Kilvington Wm. vict. and blacksmith Aislaby, in the parish of Whitby, wap. and liberty of Langbargh; 3 miles W Sw. of Whitby. Here is a Chapel of Ease to the parish church, of which the Rev. Joseph Robertson is incumbent, and the Rev. Timothy Castley, officiating curate.Population, 253. ALDBROUGH, in the parish of St. John Stanwick, wap. of Gilling West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 7 miles N. of Richmond. Here is a handsome free school, erected at the expense of S. M. Barrett, Esq. M.P. for Richmond, and now conducted on Arden Mrs. Anna Maria, Leases county Dryden George, gentleman Gilden Mrs. Ann, Leases Hebden William, gentleman voluntary contributions. Population, 544. A Foot Post to Richmond Mon. Wed. & Sat. Glover Michael, surgeon Shipton Matthew Watson Robert Allinson Eliz. brewer Arnett M. vict. Half Moon Bland Wm. miller Cowle George, joiner, &c. Dobbinson Thos. schoolmaster (& Hutchinson James, spirit merchant Aldburgh, in the parish of Masham, wap. of Hang East; 2 miles SSE. of Masham. A place of great antiquity; the castle and lordship belonged to William le Gros, Earl of Albemarle, who, in the year 1138, was created Earl of York, in conse quence of his gaining "the battle of the Standard," fought at Northallerton. Aldbrough Hall is the residence of James Henry D'Arcy Hutton, Esq. Aldwark, in the parish of Alne, and wap. of Bulmer, a part in the liberty of St. Peter's; 5 miles ESE. of - Boroughbridge. This village is situated on the eastern bank of the Ure, which is here navigable. Pop. 163. ALLERSTON, (P.) in the wap. and liberty of Pickering Lythe; 5 miles E. of Pickering. There is here an ancient church, dedicated to St. Mary. The living is a perpetual curacy, of which the Rev. Thomas Simpson, vicar of Ebberston, is the incumbent. Pop. 401. Shopkeepers, Goodill Robert Farmers, Taylor Samuel Stephenson Mary Weavers, Fowler Geo. Watson Wm. Greenley Richard, vict. Heart Pickup John, warrener Allerthorp, in the parish of Pickhill, wap. of Halikeld, and liberty of Allertonshire; 5 mls. ÉSE. of Bedale. ALNE, (P.) in the wap. of Bulmer, a part in the liberty of St. Peter's; 31 miles SW. of Easingwold. The church is a handsome edifice, dedicated to St. Mary. The living is a vicarage, and in the patronage of W. J. Bethel, Esq. of which the Rev. Henry Chaloner, A. M. is the incumbent. This village takes its name from the Latin word Alnus, (the alder tree) it being situated in a low swampy country, which formerly abounded with alders, and thence was called the Forest of Alders. Pop. 386. Brooksbank Stamp, Esq. Burgess Mrs. Matterson Mrs. Ann Wilkinson Rev. John, vicar of Ellerton Eagle John Tailors, Bell John, blacksmith Carr Wm. vict. Fox Carrier-Thomas Fordington to York, dep. Sat. 4 morning, ret. the same day. Amotherby, in the parish of Appleton-le-Street, and wap. of Rydale; 24 miles NW. of Malton. Here is a grammar school, endowed with twenty acres of land, present rent 221. per annum. And a Chapel of Ease to the parish church, of which the Rev. Wm. Sutcliffe is curate. Pop. 249. AMPLEFORTH, in the parishes of Ampleforth and Oswaldkirk, waps. of Rydale and Birdforth, a part in the liberty of St. Peter's; 4 miles SSW. of Helmsley. The MM Nawton John Pollard Wm. Stone-masons, Medd Thos. Sotheran Geo. Waller Eliz. White Geo. Cooper John Thompson Robert Barker William, tailor ANGRAM, in the parish of Grinton, wap. of Gilling West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 7 miles NW. of Askrigg. Alderson Edward, yeoman Angram Grange, in the parish of Coxwold, wap. of Birdforth, & liberty of Ripon; 4 miles N. of Easingwold. Population 29. APPERSET, in the parish of Aysgarth, and wap. of Hang West; 1; mile W. of Hawes. A small hamlet on the south side of the river Ure, near the western extremity of Wensley Dale. Farmers & Yeomen, Metcalf Christphr. Branton Thos. Hunter Simon Jackson James Metcalf Thos. Willan James Applegarth, see Marske. Appleton, (East and West), in the parish of Catterick, wap. of Hang East, and liberty of Richmondshire; 4 miles NNW. of Bedale. Pop. 87. a vicarage, of which the Rev. James Jarvis Cleaver, is the incumbent, and the Rev. Wm. Sutcliffe, the curate; in the patronage of Trinity College, Cambridge. Pop. 173. Hebdin James, gentleman Farmers, Dobson Thos. Cooper Wm. sen. Harrison Geo. Cooper Wm. jun. Snary John Brown Richard, carpenter Hobbs Thomas, shoemaker Oliver George, blacksmith APPLETON-UPON-WISK, (P.) in the wap. and liberty of Langbargh; 7 miles SSW. of Yarm. Here is a small church, the living is a perpetual curacy, of which the Rev.James Hewgill, rector of Great Smeaton, is the incumbent. Here is also a Methodist chapel. This village is in the district called Cleveland, and takes its name from the Wisk, a small rivulet which runs through the township. The linen manufacture is carried on here to a considerable extent. Pop. 492. Alderson Robert, gentleman Kingston George, gentleman Morton Edward, gentleman Williams Cuthbert, surgeon Blacksmiths, Ward Stephen Russell Michael Bell John Story William & Thomas Butchers, Mawer John Mawer Wm. Peacock Robert Coopers, Martin Richard Suggitt John Farmers, Alderson Wm. Davison John Herring Thos. Mawer Geo. Shoemakers, Brekin Thompson Chipchase Wm. Chipchase Joseph Green Thos. Richardson Richd. Shopkeepers, Holmes Mary Mankin Christphr. Story Thos. jun. Wilkinson Henry Swainton Harrison Smith James, juln. Rhymer John, schoolmaster Rhymer John, vict. Lord Nelson Rountree Thos. corn miller Routledge Wm. & Sons, linen mits. Watson Peter, vict. Queen's Head Wilkinson Wm. fishmonger Appleton-le-Moor, in the parish of Lastingham, and wap. of Rydale; 4 miles NE. of Kirkby-Moor-Side.- of Thirsk. Darcey Tancred, Esq. rePopulation 276. APPLETONLE STREET, (P.) in the wap. of Rydale; 4 miles WNW. of Malton. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure; the living is ARDEN, in the parish of Hawnby, and wap. of Birdforth; 7 miles NE. sides at the hall. Population, with Arden-Side, 139. Arden-Side, in the parish of Hawnby, and wap. of Birdforth; miles NE. of Thirsk. ARKENGARTHDALE, (P.) in the wap. of Gilling West, and liberty of Richmondshire. The Dale is about 7 or 8 miles in length, commencing at Dale Head, running in a SE. direction, and terminating in the town of Reeth. There is a small but neat stone church, (lately erected, the old one being in ruins) situated near the most populous part of the Dale, consecrated in 1820, and dedicated to St. Mary. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of Lord Viscount Lowther; there is likewise a Methodist chapel built by subscription, and a free school built and endowed by the late George Brown, Esq. of Stockton, lord of the manor; the school and books are free for all children residing in the Dale; the endowment is 60%. per annum, paid out of the rents of the manor; the master has also a house and a piece of land. The inhabitants of Arkengarthdale are principally miners, and Arkengarthdale possesses one of the most productive fields of lead ore worked at the present day, and a smelting mill the most complete and extensive in the country. Pop. 1512. The Dale of Arkengarth contains the following villages and hamlets: ARKLE; 3 miles NW. of Reeth. DALE HEAD; 7 miles NW. of LANGTHWAITE; 34 miles NW. of Reeth. Alderson George, vict. Board Arncliffe, see Ingleby Arncliffe. Arrathorne, in the parish of Patrick Brompton, and wap. of Hang East; 5 miles SSE. of Richmond. Pop. 64. ASHGILL, in the parish of Coverham, and wap. of Hang East; 2 miles W. of Middleham. ASKE, in the parish of Easby, wap. of Gilling West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 14 mile N. of Richmond. This small township consists of a few straggling houses occupied by the tenants of Lord Dundas, who is lord of the manor, and has a very beautiful seat here. Pop. 109. Mitchell Gabriel, agt. to Lord Dundas Temple Wm. Heslop, bailiff to Lord Dundas Farmers, Ayre Geo. Bent Hagg Emmerson Wm. Silvers Leonard Walton Wm. ASKRIGG, In the parish of Aysgarth, wap. of Hang West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 5 mls. ENE. of Hawes. Askrigg is a place of great antiquity, and is situated in the centre of Wensley Dale, near the northern bank of the Ure, in a district abounding with romantic and beautiful scenery. The church, which is dedicated to St. Oswald, is a very ancient structure; there is an ash tree growing out of the roof of the vestry. The living is a curacy in the patronage of the vicar of Aysgarth. There are in the township six alms-houses for the comfort of six poor widows, with an allowance of 4s. per week to each. These houses are situated about one mile from Askrigg, and were erected in pursuance of the will of Christopher Alderson, late of Hommerton, in Middlesex. The market day is on Thursday. About half a mile from Askrigg is a water-fall, called Milgill Force, SEAL HOUSES; 5 miles NW. of which makes one grand vertical fall of about Hall Nathaniel, yeoman Reeth. twenty or thirty yards, and then rushes down. the rocky bed of the ravine. One mile further is Whitfield's Force, a spectacle highly gratifying to the lover of picturesque scenery: and about five miles up the Dale from the town is Hardow Force, a cascade where the water falls in one vast sheet, from a ledge of rocks 99 feet in perpendicular heightThe ravine or chasm which extends below the fall is bounded on each side by huge masses of rock, and is about three hundred | Birkett James, officer of excise yards in length. Behind the fall is a deep Cay Charles, schoolmaster is recess, whence a good view of it may be obtained with safety. During the hard frost, in the year 1740-41, a prodigious icicle recorded to have been formed here, of the whole height of the fall, and nearly equal circumference. Population, 765. PENNY POST. POST MASTER-William Terry. in **A Letter Bag arr. from Redale, (Post Town) every Mon. Wed. Thu. & Sat. at 10 each mg. and dispatched at 12 noon. DIRECTORY. Clarkson John, wool comber Robinson Joseph, painter and gilder Balderston Richard, solicitor ciating curate Hastwell Mrs. gentlewoman Jackson Ann, gentlewoman Metcalfe Jane, gentlewoman Metcalfe Rev. John Parke Miles R. yeoman Blacksmiths, Terry Wm. (and Lee Christopher Sager James auctioneer) Flour dealers, Boot & Shoemakers, Caygill Ellen Caygill James Clarkson Thos. Graham John Graham John, jun. Storey Anthony Dinsdale James Bell George Lodge Joseph, (& Thompson John, Clock and Watch Pratt J. & Wm. Knit Hose Mfrs. Stonemasons, Metcalfe Jobn Tailors, Grocers & Drapers, Dinsdale Jeffery Holmes Roger, (& jun. dlr. in hardware) Dinsdale John Sykes Samuel Terry John, (and auctioneer) Thompson James Addison Robert, dyer AYSGARTH, (P.) in the wap. of Hang West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 4 miles ESE. of Askrigg. This parish is very extensive, and contains three markettowns, viz. Hawes, Askrigg, and Burton in Bishop's Dale, and is famous for its romantic situation on the banks of the river Ure. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a hand some edifice, and the living, which is a dis charged vicarage, in the patronage of Trinity College, Cambridge, is enjoyed by the Rev. John Brasse; the Rev. John Winn is the curate. There is here a curious bridge, called Yore, which rises thirty-two feet, and spans seventy-one; the concave of which is embellished with pendent petrifactions, and its airy battlements beautifully festooned with spreading ivy. The cataracts near this place also claim the attention of every traveller; so much so, that the learned Dr. Pocock, whose search after the sublime and marvellous brought him to Aysgarth, is said to have owned, with exultation, that these cataracts exceeded those so celebrated on the Nile. In addition to the parish church there are two meeting-houses, one for the Society of Friends, and another for the Methodists. Addison Ralph, corn miller & gamekpr. Population, 293. Atkinson Richard, saddler Hammond John, gentleman |