Heslewood Thomas, poulterer Spruce John, schoolmaster Studdow, in the parish of Fingall, wap. of Hang West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 23 miles E. of Leyburn. Leng Tabitha Thompson Thos. Waterson John Clark John Greenwood Esther Bell Wm. Wirell Edw. Holdsworth Thos. Linfoot Thos. vict. Rose and Crown SUTTON-UNDER-WHITESTONE- Cowen Samuel Farmers, Suffield, in the parish of Hack-Thompson Thos. Sunny Cross, in the parish of Ayton, wap. & liberty of Langbargh; 2 miles N. of Stokesley. Sutton Howgrave, in the parish of Kirklington, and wap. of Halikeld; 5 miles N. of Ripon. Here the monks of Fountain's Abbey had two oxgangs, i. e. 26 acres of land, with a toft, croft, and pasture for four oxen on the common. Fup. 122. SUTTON-ON-THE-FOREST, (P.) in the wap. of Bulmer; 5 miles SE. of Easing wold. Here is a very handsome parish church, dedicated to All Saints; the living is a vicarage, in the patronage of the Archbishop of York. The celebrated Lawrence Sterne was a resident in, and the vicar of this parish; but on the destruction of the parsonage house by fire, he removed to Coxwold, of which place he was also vicar, as well as of Stillington. Pop. 443. Bosomworth Thos. Feast Wm. tailor Shoemakers, Astley Wm. Bosomworth John Pallister Wm. vict. Black Prince Sutton, in the parish of Masham, and wap. of Hang East; 2 miles NW. of Masham. Pop. with Healey. SWAINBY, in the parish of Whorlton, wap. and liberty of Langbargh; 5 miles SW. of Stokesley. There are here a Methodist chapel, and a chapel for the Primitive Methodists. An ancient religious house, founded by Hellewise, daughter of Ranulph de Glanville, in the reign of Henry II. stood here, but not a vestige of it now remains Population, including the township of Whorl-| Hurst mines are worked by Mr.Josias Morley. Appleton Wm. vict. Bay Horse Swainby, in the parish of Pickhill, and wap. of Halikeld; 5 miles ESE. of Bedale. Population including Allerthorpe, 33. Swale, (River) Page vii. Vol. I. Swaledale, and the vallies adjoining are famous for their lead mines, which may be enumerated as follows: Summerlodge mines are worked by Messrs. Robinson and Co. and a number of small miners. And several other small mines are worked by other individuals. The estimated produce of these works is 6000 tons a year, of which the Swaledale mines yield one moiety, and the remaining 3000 tons are obtained by the other mining companies. The Swale was in high estimation among our Saxon ancestors, by whom it was styled the Jordan of England, owing to Paulinus, the Roman missionary, and the first Archbishop of York, having soon after the introduction of Christianity, baptized in its streams in one day, ten thousand men, exclusive of women and children. Swale Hall, in the parish of Grinton, wap. of Hang West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 1 mile SW. of Reeth; formerly the residence of a gentleman who subscribed himself "Sir Solomon Swale, of Swale Hall, in Swaledale, fast by the river Swale." This family held lands of the Crown, but had omitted for many years to renew their lease, which, being observed by a clerk in the exchequer office, he procured a grant from the crown, of this estate, for himself: many law suits ensued, but they served only to increase the misfortunes of Sir Solomon, who died a prisoner in the Fleet, in 1678, not, however, till his adversary had com mitted suicide. Danby Wm. Esq. Swinton park Imeson Robert Shoemakers, Hill John Mr. Danby has preserved some of them, | neighbouring gentry, and the Earl of Exeter's particularly a large golden handle, which house at Snape, and the seat of Wandisfords, seems to be that of a shield; and the at Kirklington, were built with them. Little head of a Roman battle-axe, of brass or now remains of the ruin; but a handsome copper, &c. Population, including Warder- parsonage house, built by the Rev. William mask, 177. Baines, the present rector, as an expression of gratitude to the noble patron of the living, has risen up near on the site, and adds another embellishment to this delightful valley. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is a venerable edifice, and contains many curious monuments of its ancient lords; adjoining to which is the chantry, called Maud Marmion, founded in the reign of Henry III. for a master, warden, and two brothers, charged with the duty of praying Swinton, in the parish of Appleton- for the souls of Lord and Lady Marmion, le-Street, and wap. of Rydale; 2 mls. and the progenitors and successors of this WNW. of Walton. Here is a Chapel family. There is in this village a Methodist of Ease to Appleton-le-Street, and a chapel; and alsoa school with a small endowMethodist chapel, Old Connexion.-ment. The population amounts to 709. Population, 334. Richmond John Hill Barnabas Akers Benjamin, stone mason Tanfield East, in the parish of Kirklington, and wap. of Halikeld; 5 miles NNW. of Ripon. The principal inbabitants of this village are Mr. Edward Horseman, farmer, and Mr. John Jackson, corn miller. Pop. 32. TANFIELD WEST, (P.) in the wap. of Halikeld, and liberty of Richmondshire; 6 miles NW. of Ripon. William the Conqueror gave this village, and East Tanfield, to Alan, Earl of Richmond: they afterwards became the property of the family of Fitz Hugh. Robert, Lord Marmion, married the heiress of this family, and succeed to these lordships. In the eighth of King Edward II. John, Lord Marmion, ob tained a licence to make a castle of his house, called the Hermitage, situated in Tanfield wood, about the year 1300. In the reign of Henry VIII. the castle and manor passed by marriage into the family of the Marquis of Northampton, but by the attainder of William Parr, the Marquis, they escheated to the crown, and were conferred by James I. with other estates, on Edmund Lord Bruce, of Kinross, in right of descent from whom, they are now enjoyed by Charles Bruce Brudenell, Marquis of Ailesbury, who had a mansion in the parish, called Tanfield Hall, but which, having fallen into decay, was pulled down in the year 1816. On the banks of the Ure, which at Tanfield bridge is a fine broad expanse of water, stand the remains of Tanfield castle, but it is without history; its origin, and the time and the cause of its demolition being alike unknown. According to Grose, which information he draws from tradition, "when Tanfield castle was destroyed, the materials were purchased by several of the Baines Rev. Wm. rector Blacksmiths, Granger John Stewart Richard Thompson Joseph Warrior Thos. Almack Wm. (& › Taylor Richard Agar Uriah, vict. Horse and Jockey THEAKSTON, in the parish of Theasby, in the parish of Aysgarth, wap. of Hang West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 6 mís. E. of Askrigg. Burton Matthew, carpenter Thirlby, in the parish of Feliskick, and wap. of Birdforth; 4 miles ENE. of Thirsk. Population, 167. Thirn, in the parish of Thornton Watlass, & wap. of Hang East; 3 mis. N. of Masham. The residence of C. N. Clarke, Esq. of the Hermitage.Population, 126. THIRSK, (P.) Is a small market town, in the wap. of Birdforth; 9 miles from Northallerton, 10 miles from Easingwold, 11 from Boroughbridge, and 23 from York. This town is pleasantly situated in the vale of Mowbray; and is conjectured to derive its name from the ancient British words, Tre-a town, and Isk— a river, or brook. The market, which is on THIMBLEBY, in the parish of Monday, is well supplied with the necessaOsmotherley, wap. and liberty of Al-ries of life, and fish is brought here from the lertonshire; 6 miles ENE. of Northallerton. Population, 200. Peirse R. W.C. Esq. Thimbleby lodge Farmers, Bradley John Lightfoot Thos. Lee Robert, corn miller THIRKLEBY HIGH, (P.) in the wap. of Birdforth; 4 miles SE. of Thirsk. The church, which was re-built in 1722 by the late Sir Thomas Frankland, is dedicated to All Saints; the living is a vicarage, in the patronage of the Archbishop of York. The ancient family of the Franklands has risided here for upwards of two centuries; and the coast in great perfection. A great quantity of poultry, butter, and eggs, are brought up here by dealers, and conveyed into the populous towns of the West-Riding, where they are re-sold. The fairs, which are numerous, will be found stated in the list of Yorkshire Fairs, appendant to the 1st. vol. of this work, and they tend considerably to enrich the town and its immediate vicinity. Of manufactures there are none, except a few coarse linens, owing probably to that important requisite in manufacturing establishments-fuel, being scarce and dear. There is here no established banking concern, but business is transacted for Messrs. Backhouse & Co. Darlington, by Mr. Story, in the Market-place; for Messrs. Britain & Co. of Ripon, by Mr. Hansell, in Millgate; and for Messrs. Raper, Swann, and Co. York, by Mr. Arnett, in the Market place. This town had formerly a strong Castle, which stood at the south western extremity of the town. Thirsk castle claims a high antiquity; it is said to have been built in 959, by the family to whose lordship the neighbourhood was anciently subject. The first mention of this name in history, is, however, after the conquest, when we find Robert de Mowbray, a powerful Norman Baron, created Earl of Northumberland, in 1080. The castle itself was a noble pile of building, uniting the magnificence of a royal palace with the strength and security of a baronial fortress. It was here, that Roger de Mowbray conspired with the Scotch King, and began his rebellion against Henry 11. The revolt was, however, speedily suppressed, and on the 13th of March, in the year 1175, the castle was assailed by Lord de Valence, in the name of the King, and surrendered, not without the show, but without the reality of resistance. Henry, who was then at Northampton, ordered all the castles that still remained in private hands to be destroyed, and this seat of feudal magnificence shared the common lot. So complete was the demolition here, that not a vestige of the castle now remains, but a high artificial mount serves to indicate the site on which the keep formerly stood, and the place still bears the name of the Castle yard. The church, which is a handsome Gothic edifice, at the northern extremity of the town, was, it is generally supposed, built out of the ruins of the castle. Both the exterior appearance, and the interior arrangement of this structure are deseverdly admired. From the steps leading up to the altar, the view is peculiarly grand, presenting to the eye a lofty and extended vista of Gothic arches, terminated by the organ, which corresponds in its decorations with that majestic order of architecture. The internal length is 160 feet, and the length of the cross aisle 60 feet.* This church is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalen; the living is a perpetual curacy, the Archbishop of York is the patron, and Matthew Butterwick, Esq. is the lay rector. In addition to the church, the Quakers have a meeting house, and burial ground, in Kirkgate; the Independents, a chapel, near Sowerby Flats, built in 1803; and the Methodists, a handsome new chapel, in St. James's Green, built in 1816, on the site of their old place of worship. Thirsk is a parliamentary, but not a corporate Borough. Old Thirsk, as it is called, possesses the right of sending two members to parliament, by 50 burgage holds, 49 of which belong to Sir Thomas Frankland, who has the appointment of the * Jefferson's History of Thirsk. bailiff, and which bailiff is the returning officer. The present members are Rober Frankland, Esq. and Richard Greenh Russel. Esq. Old Thirsk consists of a long range ei cottages on each side of the road leading to Yarm and Stockton, and of a square, surrounded by the same kind of buildings, called St. James's Green. Upon, or hear this square stood an ancient chantry, founded by William de Mowbray, in the reign of Henry I. but of which time has long since swą away every vestige. Till the year 1818, a venerable Elm, the wonder and the ornament of the Green stood here; but on the night of the 5th of November, 1818, a set of luckless boys, in their mischievous sports, set fire t this piece of vegetable antiquity; sufficien was left of it to make two substantial chairs for John Bell, Esq. the lord of the manor. Under the spreading branches of this tree, the election of members of parliament for Thirsk had been conducted so long, " that the memory of man is not to the contrary:" and here, it is said, fell Henry Pierey, the fourth Earl of Northumberland, then Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire, a victim to popular fury, raised by oppressive taxation.† The rivulet which divides the old and the new town, is called Cod-beck, over which there passes a substantial stone bridge, of three arches, of sufficient capacity to receive the floods which the heavy rains, and melting snows of winter frequently occasion. The new town stands within the precincts of the ancient castle of the Mowbrays: in the eentre of the town is the Market-place, which, if the Toll-booth, now in a ruinous condition, with the Shambles, and some few dilapidated buildings were removed, would be one of the first squares for a public market in the kingdom. The population of Thirsk has increased during the last ten years at the rate of about 15 per cent. In 1811, the total amount was 2,158, and in 1821-2,533. The air is generally considered pure and salubrious, and a fine spring of chalybeate water at a small distance from the town, resembling the Scarborough and Cheltenham waters, and used both for drinking and bathing, may contribute to the health, and consequently to the longevity, of the inhabitants. The surrounding country is rich and delightful; and all tourists concur in the opinion that the vale of Mowbray, of which Thirsk is pretty nearly the centre, is scarcely to be equalled by any tract of country in the kingdom, for fertility, expansion and picturesque scenery. † See Topoliffe. |