Forcett, North Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Forcett, a village, a township, and an ecclesiastical parish in the N.R. Yorkshire, situated on the N border of the county, 4 miles SWof Piercebridge station on a branch of the N.E.R., and 7 N of Richmond. The parish contains also the townships of Eppleby, Barforth, and Ovington, the first of which has a post office under Darlington; money order and telegraph office, Aldbrough. Area of Carkin and Forcett, 2270 acres; population, 181; of Barforth, 1738 acres; population, 121; of Ovington, 520 acres; population, 132; of Eppleby, 1117 acres; population, 500. Forcett Park is the seat of the Michells. There are large limestone quarries. The stone is conveyed to the ironworks at Middlesbro' by a single line, constructed for that purpose. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ripon; net yearly value, £140 with residence. Patron, the Vicar of Gilling. The church is ancient, and was thoroughly restored in 1859. There is a Free Methodist chapel at Eppleby.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Yorkshire | |
| Poor Law union | Richmond | |
| Riding | North | |
| Wapentake | Gilling-West |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
Findmypast, in conjunction with various Archives, Local Studies, and Family History Societies have the following parish records online for Forcett:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1596-1902 | 1824-1877 | 1606-1837 | 1596-1989 |
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Forcett from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for the North Riding of Yorkshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Forcett are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following North Riding newspapers online: