Crayke, Yorkshire Genealogy

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Parish History
St Cuthbert Crayke is an ancient parish a parish in the Bishopric of Durham. It was given by Egfrid, King of Northumberland, to St. Cuthbert, in the year 685, by whom it came to the church of Durham; about which time the said St. Cuthbert founded a monastery here. The ruins of Crayke Castle, which is supposed to have been a Roman fortress, and which in the time of the Saxons was a royal palace. Near the ruins of the castle stands the church, which is dedicated to St. Cuthbert.

Neighboring Parishes
Brandsby, Yorkshire Coxwold, Yorkshire Easingwold, Yorkshire Marton cum Moxby, Yorkshire Stillington, Yorkshire

Parish Records
This ancient parish (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1558. A detached part of County Durham, and part of the Bishopric of Durham. A parish in the wapentake of Bulmer within the jurisdiction of the archdeaconry and peculiar jurisdiction of the Dean and Chapter of Durham.

Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/HBT/25-27 Parish Register transcripts are available to search free online at Record Search. Crayke was part of the North Durham references in the Durham Bishop’s Transcripts collection 1700-1900 and is also Durham Bishop's Transcripts: The Howe Manuscript Collection

The dates of the post-1760 transcripts have been noted in detail and sometimes only cover years. For most parishes in the collection there are gaps in the sequence of transcripts. It is advisable to consult the original parish registers for these years and events.