Ryther, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire Yorkshire Parishes K-R  West Riding  Ryther

Parish History
RYTHER (All Saints), a parish, partly in theUpper, but chiefly in the Lower, division of the wapentake of Barkstone-Ash, W. riding of York, 6½ miles (N. W. by N.) from Selby; containing, with the township of Lead-Hall, 354 inhabitants, of whom 300 are in the township of Ryther. The parish is bounded on the north by the river Wharfe, and comprises by measurement 2654 acres, of which 2082 are arable, 420 pasture,and 152 woodland. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £6. 11. 10½., and in the patronage of the Crown: the tithes have been commuted for £613. 14., and the glebe comprises 12 acres. The church is a neat structure, and contains several ancient monuments. There is a chapel of ease at Lead-Hall, about six miles distant; and in the village of Ryther is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

From: Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 719-725. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51251 Date accessed: 10 October 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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