Gilling near Coxwold, Yorkshire Genealogy

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Parish History
Gilling Holy Cross(near Coxwold) is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire. Other places in the parish include: Cawton, Grimstone, Grimston, and East Gilling.

GILLING (Holy Cross), a parish, in the union of Helmsley, wapentake of Ryedale, N. riding of York; containing 386 inhabitants, of whom 232 are in the township of Gilling, 5¼ miles (S.) from Helmsley, and 18 (N.) from York. The parish includes the townships of Cawton and Grimstone, and comprises by computation 2500 acres; the soil rests on limestone, of which there are several excellent quarries. The scenery, particularly in the valley of the Rye, is very beautiful. A clear stream runs through the village into a larger brook called the Holbeck, over which is a bridge. Gilling Castle, situated in a fine park on the west of the village, was built by Alan, Earl of Richmond, to repel the frequent attacks of the Saxons and Danes for the recovery of their lost estates; it was afterwards the seat of the Mowbrays, and since the time of Henry VII. has belonged to the family of Fairfax. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £13. 10., and in the patronage of Trinity College, Cambridge, with a net income of £632; there are 208 acres of glebe. The church is an ancient edifice with a tower, and contains a vault belonging to the Fairfax family. The Hon. Anne Fairfax, in 1793, left the interest of £400, vested in the funds, for teaching children; which endowment has been augmented by the present possessor of Gilling Castle.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 291-294. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50980 Date accessed: 29 April 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 date.

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Poor Law Unions
Helmsley Poor Law Union, Yorkshire

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.

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