Moor Monkton, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire Yorkshire Parishes K-R  York &amp; Ainsty  Moor Monkton

Parish History
MONKTON, MOOR (All Saints), a parish, in the E. division of Ainsty wapentake, W. riding of York; containing, with the township of Hessay, 454 inhabitants, of whom 305 are in the township of Moor-Monkton, 6½ miles (N. W. by W.) from York, on the road to Ripon. The river Nidd, at its confluence here with the Ouse, forms the north-west boundary of the parish, which comprises by computation 4000 acres of profitable land, chiefly arable; the soil is generally a strong clay, and the surface level. Red House, the residence of George Hopps, Esq., built in the reign of Charles I.by Sir Henry Slingsby, commands an extensive view, including the city and cathedral of York; the chapelis entire, and paved with Italian marble, and its windows are embellished with painted glass. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £16. 19. 7., and in the patronage of the Crown, with a net income of £701 per annum. The church, which is situated about half a mile from the village, is an ancient structure with a tower.

From: Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 334-340. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51157 Date accessed: 20 September 2011..

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Census records
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Probate records
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