Boanson John, Church street Woollen Draper. Church street Cartner George, supervisor, Prince's street, Bagdale Dale Thos. Gallilee, chief constable for the wap. of Whitby Strand, inspector of corn returns & assize of bread, Bridge street Day Mary, news room, Haggersgate England Jas. umbrella mfr. Baxtergt. Fewster John, clerk, Cliffe lane Greenbury Ralph, parish clerk, Church street Harrison and Hall, wheelwrights and Jackson Thos. tide waiter, Prince's Maxwell Peter, custom warehouse keeper and collector's clerk, Flowergate Patten Wm. landing waiter, Routh's buildings Pickernell Francis, engineer, Piers Piercy John, clerk, Flowergate Richardson Robert, landing waiter, Grape lane Smith C. leather seller, Church st. Swallwell Robt. overlooker, Bagdale Wilson John, Church street COACHES. From Wm. Yeoman's, Angel Inn. ROYAL MAIL, to York every Sunday, Tu. and Thu. at 12 noon. UNION, to Guisbro', Stockton, Castle Eden, and Sunderland every Tu. and Sat. at 6 morning. DILIGENCE to Scarbro' every Sun. & Wed. at pasť 8 morning. WATER CARRIAGE. From T. Marwood and Co.'s wharf. Vessels to Newcastle every week, and to London & Hull every fortnight. From Dale and Backhouse's wharf. Vessels to London every week, during the Summer, & once a fortnight during the Winter. STEAM PАСКЕТ. THE TOURIST, from London to Edinbro' every Thursday. -To London every Sunday. J. Lempriere, agent, St. Ann's staith. LAND CARRIAGE. Guisbro', Thomas Johnson, from the King's Head, Baxtergate, arr. every Mon. and Thu. aft. ret. 9 morn. Tu. and Fri. Gutsbro, John Johnson, from the White Horse, Church street, arr. daily Sat. 9 mg. ret. 4 aft. Guisbro, Robert Knaggs, from the Jolly Butchers, Church st. every Fri. mg. at 9, ret. Thu. night. Lofthouse, Wm. Boyes, from the White " Horse and Griffin, Church street, every Sat. mg. at 10, ret. Fri. aft. at 2. Pickering, Andrew Allen, from Campion's wharf, Church st. every Tu. at 3 mg. ret. Thu. at 10 night. Pickering, Thomas Keddy, from the White Horse and Griffin, Church street, every Sat. at 10 morn. ret. Fri. 2 afternoon. Pickering, George Pearson, from the Jolly Butchers, Church st. every Robin Hood's Bay, John Thompson, from the White Horse & Griffin, Church street, every Sat. aft. at 3, ret, at night. Scarbro', George Franks, Church st. on Wed. and Sat. at 10 mg. ret. 4 afternoon. Scarbro', Joseph Wardale, Church st. on Thu. and Sun. at past 9 mg. ret. same days, 7 evening. Staithes, Thomas Nisbett, from the White Horse and Griffin, every day 3 aft. ret. 10 morning. Thornton, Wm. Humphrey, from the White Horse and Griffin, Church street, every Sat. mg. at 10, ret. Fri. aft. at 2. York, George Pearson, from the Jolly Butchers, Church st. every Tu. 8 mg. ret. 8 Thu. night. York, Andrew Allen, from Campion's wharf, Church st. every Tu. at 3 mg. ret. Thu. night at 10. Whitewell, in the parish of Catte- mls. E. of Pickering. Hereisa Chapel rick, wap. of Gilling East, & liberty of Rich mondshire; 61 mls. E.of Richmond. Pop.99. WHITEWELL, in the parish of Crambe, and wap. of Bulmer; 6 miles SW. of Malton. This village takes its name from a singular well, the water of which is nearly the colour of milk. Pop. 182. Letters are taken in at Whitewell Inn, and forwarded by the Mail every day. Currer Rev. D. R. Whitewell house of Ease to Ellerburn. Pop. 203. Wilton, (P.) in the wap. & liberty of Langbargh; 3 mls. NW. of Guisborough. At the western extremity of this village, formerly stood the ruins of Wilton castle, the baronial seat of the Bulmers, an ancient family of great reputation, and large possessions in Yorkshire, and the county of Durham, in which family this estate continued for many generations, till Sir John Bulmer, Reed T. Whitewell Inn & posting hs. Knight, the last possessor, (of that family) ■ Tiplady Mary, vict. White Horse Whorlton, (P.) in the wap. & liberty of Langbargh; 6 miles SW. of Stokesley. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to the Holy Cross; the living is a perpetual curacy, of which the Marquis of Ailesbury, is the patron; the Rev. William Deason, the incumbent, and the Rev. Thos, Brown, the officiating curate. Here are the remains of a castle supposed to have been erected about the time of Richard II.; little now remains of the ancient fortress, except the lofty gateway tower, on which may yet be seen the arms of D'Arcy, Meynell, and Gray; who seem to have been successively lords of this mansion. -Thomas, the son of Edward Bruce, of Kinlos, was created Lord Bruce, of Whorl ton, by King Charles I. in whose reign this estate came into the possession of the ancestors of the Marquis of Ailesbury, the present possessor. The church is remarkable for a beautiful ivy tree, which extends its branches along the interior in a curious and ornamental manner, covering nearly the whole of the east window. Population, 583. WIDDALEFELL, in the parish of Ayswarth, wap. of Hang West; 2 mls. SW. of Hawes. Lodge Ottiwell, vict. Newby Head WIGGINTHORPE, in the parish of Terrington, wap. of Bulmer, 8 miles NE. of Easingwold. Garforth William, Esq. WIGGINTON, (P.) in the wap. of Bulmer, and liberty of St. Peter's; 4 miles N. of York. Here is a church, peculiar of Alue and Tollerton; the living is a rectory, in the patronage of the crown. Pop. 309. Dealtry Rev. F. W. Smith Charles, Esq. Plainville house Wilden Grange, in the parish of Coxwold, wap. of Birdforth, and liberty of Ripon; 7 miles ESE. of Thirsk. Pop. 29. Wilton, in the parish of Ellerburn, wap. & liberty of Pickering Lythe; 4 engaging in "The Pilgrimage of Grace," was attainted for high treason; when this, and his other estates were forfeited to the crown. The castle has been re-built according to its ancient order of architecture, by the Hon. John Lowther, M.P. the lord of the manor, by whom it is now occupied. The church, dedicated to St. Cuthbert, is a perpetual curacy, in the gift of the lord of the manor, and the Rev. Thos. Saul is the incumbent. Pop. 405. Winton, in the parish of Sigston, wap. & liberty of Allertonshire; 4 mls. ENE. of Northallerton. Pop. 138. WITTON EAST, (Within & Without), (P.) in the wap. of Hang West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 2 mls, SE. of Middleham. There is here a very good school chiefly supported by the Marquis of Ailes bury, who is lord of the manor, and who built a school room for its use in 1817, master's salary 60l. per ann. This place is noted for its excellent quarry of free-stone, in great repute for making grind-stones. The parish church, dedicated to St John the Evangelist, is a handsome Gothic structure, built in a commanding situation at the sole expense of the late Earl of Ailesbury, in commemoration of his Majesty George III. having lived to enter on the 50th year of his reign. This church, which was commenced in 1809, was opened on the 29th of March, 1812, under the authority of a license from Dr. Spark, Bishop of Chester, and consecrated on the 1st of Oct. in the same year, by Dr. Law, Bishop of that diocese. The living, which is in the patronage of the Marquis of Ailesbury, is of the value of 100l. a year, exclusive of the vicarage and glebe. Population-parish within,444; parish without, 303: total, 747.-Jerveaux Abbey is in this parish, for which see page 463. Letters arrive 9 morn. return 2 afternoon. Howson Thomas, gentleman Jones Rev. Wm. A. M. vicar King Samuel, gentleman Basket Makers, Hammond Thos. Irwin Wm. Carpenters, &c. Raper Harry Raper Reuben Buckton Christopher, blacksmith Buckton Peggy, vict. Fox & Hounds Clarke Christopher, stone cutter and dealer in grind stones Dixon Johu, saddler Wood John, governor of poorhouse WITTON WEST, (P.) in the wap. of Hang West, & liberty of Richmondshire; 4 miles WSW. of Leyburn. The church is a modern structure, of which the Rev. Jeffery Wood, is the curate; the living is a perpetual curacy, in the gift of Lord Bolton; here is likewise a Catholic chapel. There is immediately on the north side of this village a beautiful piece of ground, commonly called the Gill, situated on the side of a hill, surrounded by a natural walk or promenade, the highest part of which is finely sheltered by trees arising out of the rocky side of it, which have a grand and imposing appearance. About the centre is a small waterfall, which adds greatly to the beauty of the scene. Po pulation, 519. Woodale Houses, in the parish of Lythe, wap. & liberty of Langbargh; 9 miles W. of Whitby. WOODHALL, in the parish of Aysgarth, wap. of Hang West, & liberty of Richmondshire; 1 m. E. of Askrigg. Alderson C. A. Esq. Farmers, Snowden Geo. Wool Knowle, in the parish of Hovingham, and wap. of Rydale; 8 miles from Helmsley. Worsall (High) in the parish of Northallerton, wap. and liberty of Allertonshire; 4 miles SSW. of Yarm. Here is a Chapel of Ease, under the vicar of Northallerton, Rev. John Graves, of Yarm, perpetual curate; the living has lately been en. dowed with Queen Ann's bounty, the principal inhabitant in this village is Thomas Meynell, Esq. Pop. 154. WORSALL (Low), in the parish of Kirklevington, wap. and liberty of Langbargh; 3 miles SW. of Yarm.Pop. 217. Hutchinson & Co. timber merchants! Wilkinson Mrs. Hannah, hall Worton, in the parish of Aysgarth, and the Rev. John Cayley, is the incumbent. & wap. of Hang West; 1 m. SE. of Askrigg. Fox Charles, shoemaker Graystock Thos. vict. White Hart Williamson Geo. vict. Red Lion Wilson Thomas, wheelwright Wycliffe, (P.) "the cliffe by the water" is in the wap. of Gilling West, aud liberty of Richmondshire; 5 miles SE. of Barnard Castle. The church is an ancient edifice, re-built in the reign of Edward III. The living is a rectory, in the patronage of the lord of the manor, but the patrons being Catholics it has been repeatedly presented by the University of Cambridge; the incumbent is the Rev. John Headlam, who resides in the rectory house at Thorpe. Here, it is said, that John Wycliffe, the reformer, was born; and Dr. Thomas Zouch, the late rector of this parish, has presented an original picture of this Morning Star of the Reformation, who he says, was a native of this parish, to the rectors of Wycliffe, as an heirloom. Leyland says, that John Wickliffe hæreticus, was born at Spreswell, near Richmond; and in that immediate neighbourhood is Willecliff pronounced exactly like the reformer's name, which Wycliffe is not. At all events the dispute is only about a few miles, and the claim of Yorkshire and even of Richmondshire to the birth of the Father of the Reformation is undisputed.* Pop. 152. At this place was formerly a priory, of which Langley Hon. Mrs. D. abbey Farmers, Glaves Edward Fields Wm. shoemaker YAFFORTH, in the parish of Dan- Masterman John Moses Wm. Ward Leonard Webster John Haw Michael, vict. Board YARM, (P.) In the wap. and liberty of Langbargh; 4 miles from Stockton, 15 from Guisborough, 16 from Northallerton, and 44 from York. The town is situated on a low peninsula, and is nearly surrounded by the river Tees, which winds round in the form of a horse shoe, and is here navigable for vessels of sixty tons burthen. The main street runs north and south and is very spacious. There is not much trade, and no manufacture of any importance. The commerce in the place consists principally in corn, flour, cheese, butter, and Wycomb, in the parish of Old bacon, which are shipped hence to London. Malton, and wap. of Rydale; 23 miles WYKEHAM, (P.) in the wap. and liberty of Pickering Lythe; 7 miles SW. of Scarborough, situated on the high road from Malton to York. The parish church, dedicated to St. Michael and St. Mary, is a neat and commodious structure, having been repaired and embellished by the liberality of the late Richard Langley, Esq.; the living is acuracy, in the patronage of Mr. Hutchins, Dr. Whitaker's Richmondshire, p. 198. A great deal of salmon is caught in the Tees, and this place partakes with Stockton in the advantage of the fishery. The market day at Yarm is on Thursday, but from the vici nity of this place to the rising town and port of Stockton, it had considerably declined, but is again reviving owing to the erection of several corn mills in the town and neighbourhood. The fairs, of which there are four annually, are on the Thursday before the 6th of April; on Ascension Day; on the 2d of August; and on the 19th and 20th of October. The fair of the 19th of October is for horned cattle and horses, and that on the been made more capacious and built in a following day for sheep and cheese. The Oetober fair is one of the most considerable in the north of England, and brings a great influx of money into the town and its vicinity. Some idea of the extent of the business done at it may be formed from the subjoined return of the number of waggons and carts laden with cheese, exposed for sale that day for four successive years On the 20th of Oct. 1818359 ・・1819367 1820383 1821329 waggons and carts. Averaging about a ton and a half each, so that five hundred tons may be taken as the quantity sold, at each of these fairs, besides large supplies which are purchased by the merchants about the same time in the neighbourhood, and which never come into the fair. The new iron railway from Stockton to Darlington, and from thence to the collieries near Auckland, passes within a mile of Yarm, and a branch is completed from the main live to bring coals, lime, &c. down nearly to the bridge, which promises great advantages. Owing to the peninsular situation of this town and to its slight elevation above the bed of the river, it is very liable to floods, the most memorable of which are those of the 17th of February, 1753, and the 16th and 17th of November, 1771. The inundation of 1753, was occasioned by a sudden thaw on the western hills, which laid the town seven semi-circular form, and the bridge itself hu been widened and rendered a substantial structure. In 1805, an elegant iron bridge consisting of one arch one hundred and eighty feet span, cast by Messrs. Walkers and Co. of Masbrough, near Rotherham, was erected here, but owing to some defect in the abutments it unfortunately fell down about midnight on the 12th of January, 1806, when it was just on the point of being opened. This bridge is stated by Mr. Graves, in his history of Cleveland, to have cost 8000l. and the weight of iron contained in it was 250 tons. The parish church of Yarm, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalen, stands at the west side of the town, and was rebuilt in 1730.The exterior is plain and rather homely, but the interior is much admired for its neatness and good order; it is, however, chiefly remarkable for a window of painted glass, beautifully executed, by Pecket, in which is exhibited a full length figure of Moses, delivering the law on Mount Sinai. This living formerly was a rectory, but it is now only a perpetual curacy, of which the Archbishop of York is the patron. The Methodists, the Independents, the Catholies, and the Primitive Methodists, have each a chapel here, and the Society of Friends have their Meeting-house. There is here an ancient Free Grammar School, founded and endowed in the time of Queen Elizabeth, by Thomas Conyers, of Eggliscliffe, in the county of Durham, and the benefits of which have been very essentially extended by the liberality of the late Wm. Chaloner, Esq. A National school, capable of containing 160 boys and girls, was built in 1816, by subscription, and is supported by voluntary contributions. It appears, from Tanner's Notitia, that there was, "here an ancient hospital, dedi cated to St. Nicholas, founded by some of the family of Brus, before the year 1185," which continued till the dissolution, but not a vestige of it now remains, and even the site of it is unknown. There was also a house of Blackfriars, said to have been founded by Peter de Brus the second, who died in 1240, but it has disappeared, and a commodious mansion has been erected upon the spot, called the Friargate, now the seat of Thomas Meynell, Esq. the grounds of which are delightful, and extend about a mile along the banks of the Tees. The popula tion of the town has made a trifling advance during the last 10 years; in 1811 itamounted to 1431, and it now amotants to 1504, as appears from the parliamentary returns just feet deep under water in the higher parts, and which swept away great quantities of furniture, wares and live stock without occasioning the loss of any lives. The flood of 1771, at the time of the eruption of the Solway Moss in Cumberland, was more fatal and tremendous, the water in some parts of the town rose upwards of twenty feet in perpendicular height, and many of the inhabitants were taken in boats from the roofs of their houses: a great quantity of property and some lives were lost, and many more must have perished inevitably had they not been preserved by the active humanity and timely assistance of the people of Stockton and the neighbouring villages. Similar, though less awful visitations have taken place since, and in the flood of the 3d of February, 1822, the water was seven feet deep in the main street of the town. To abate the violence of these frequent inundations, the bridge of five arches, built by Walter Skirlaw, Bishop of Durham, in the year 1400, has undergone several important alterations; the arch to the north has published. |