Little Ouseburn, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire Yorkshire Parishes K-R West Riding  Little Ouseburn

Parish History
OUSEBURN, LITTLE (Holy Trinity), a parish,partly in the Lower and partly in the Upper division of he wapentake of Claro, W. riding of York; containing, with the townships of Kirkby-Hall, Thorpe-Underwoods, and Widdington, 620 inhabitants, of whom 359 are in the township ofLittle Ouseburn, 13 miles (N. W.) from York. The parish is bounded on the east by then avigable river Ouse, and comprises 3530a. 11p., of which about one-half is arable, and the remainder meadow and pasture with a small portion of woodland; the soil in the township is very rich, producing excellent wheat, barley, and turnips. A post-office has been established. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at £3. 8. 4.; net income, £134; patron, the Precentor in the Cathedral of York; impropriator, R. J.Thompson, Esq. The tithes of the township were commuted for land in 1801. The church is an ancient structure, with a square tower; in the churchyard is the mausoleum of the Thompson family. There is aplace of worship for Wesleyans

From: Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 495-498. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51198 Date accessed: 06 September 2011.

Civil Registration
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Church records
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This ancient parish (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1564.

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Census records
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Probate records
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