Manfield, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire  North Riding  Manfield

Parish History
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MANFIELD (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Darlington, partly in the wapentake of GillingWest, but chiefly in that of Gilling-East, N. riding of York, 5 miles (W. by S.) from Darlington; containing with the township of Cliffe, 474 inhabitants, of whom 420 are in the township of Manfield. The parish is bounded on the north by the Tees, and comprises 3454a. 12p., of which 2173 acres are arable, 1195 pasture, and 86 woodland; the surface is undulated, the scenery picturesque, and towards the river the soil is rich and productive, The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at £6. 1. 3., and in the patronage of the Crown; income, £466. The great tithes have been commuted for £35, and the small for £283: the vicar has a glebe of 105 acres. The church is a handsome ancient structure, with a fine square tower. There is a national school with an endowment of £12 a year.

From: 'Manea - Manthorpe', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 247-251. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51131 Date accessed: 21 March 2011.

Civil Registration
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Church records
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Darlington Poor Law Union, Durham

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Yorkshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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