Middleton Tyas, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire  North Riding  Middleton Tyas

Parish History
Middleton Tyas is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire. Other places in the parish include: High Gaterley, Kneeton, Moulton with High and Low Gaterley, Moulton, and Low Gaterley.

MIDDLETON-TYAS (St. Michael), a parish, in the union of Richmond, wapentake of Gilling-East,N. riding of York, 5 miles (N. E.) from Richmond;containing 795 inhabitants, of whom 586 are in the township of Middleton-Tyas with the rural hamlet of Kneeton. This parish, including the township of Moulton, comprises about 5750 acres. The surface is undulated, and the scenery in many parts beautifully picturesque; the soil is generally fertile, resting on limestone,which is extensively quarried, and there are several limekilns. Copper-ore is found in considerable quantities,and some extensive works were formerly carried on here, but they have for more than half a century been discontinued. In a limestone-quarry on the lands of Geo. H. Pybus, Esq., has been discovered a bed of variegated marble, which is susceptible of a high polish, and,from a specimen that has been dressed by a skilful workman, seems likely to be brought into general use. The village is pleasantly situated on the road to Darlington. The living is a vicarage, endowed with a portion of the rectorial tithes, valued in the king's booksat £15. 10., and in the patronage of the Crown; net income, £705. The incumbent's tithes in the township of Middleton-Tyas have been commuted for £337, and the impropriator's for £33: the vicar has a glebe of 149acres. The church is an ancient structure, with some Norman details. There are remains of a chapel at Kneeton.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 310-313. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51149 Date accessed: 30 April 2011.

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Richmond 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.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
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