Ganton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Ganton, a village, a township, and a parish in the E.R. Yorkshire. The village stands near the York and Scarborough railway, 8 miles SSW of Scarborough, and has a station on the railway, and a post and money order office under York; telegraph office, Sherburn (York). The parish includes also the hamlet of Potter Brompton. Acreage, 3980; population, 376. The property is all in one estate. Ganton Hall, a picturesque mansion, is the seat of Sir Charles Le-gard, Bart., the lord of the manor. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York; net yearly value, £165 with residence. The church is ancient but good, has a lofty tower and spire, and several memorial windows. There is a reading-room and library.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Yorkshire | |
| Ecclesiastical parish | Ganton St. Nicholas | |
| Poor Law union | Scarborough | |
| Riding | East | |
| Wapentake | Dickering |
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 Ganton:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1556-1881 | 1891-1930 | 1654-1930 | 1553-1982 |
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Ganton from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Ganton (St. Nicholas))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for the East Riding of Yorkshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Ganton 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 East Riding newspapers online: