Acaster Malbis, Ainsty of York
Historical Description
Acaster-Malbis, a township and parish and scattered village in the Ainsty of York, but for parliamentary purposes included in the North Riding, The township lies on the river Ouse, 2 miles E of Copmanthorpe railway station, and 5 S of York, under which it has a post office; money order office, Copmanthorpe. Area of the township, 1874 acres; population, 243. It derived its name from the Malbysse family, who flourished here for several centuries after the Conquest. This was formerly a Roman station. There is an excellent salmon fishery here, the property of Lord Wenlock, who is lord of the manor. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York; net value, £74. Patron, Lord Wenlock. The church is an interesting specimen of 14th century architecture. There are an endowed school and a Wesleyan chapel.
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 | Acaster-Malbis Holy Trinity | |
Poor Law union | York | |
Riding | East | |
Wapentake | Ouse and Derwent |
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 Acaster Malbis:
Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
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1694-1914 | 1754-1894 | 1694-1930 | 1693-1979 |
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Acaster Malbis from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Acaster-Malbis (Holy Trinity))
Maps
Online maps of Acaster Malbis are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- 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 Ainsty related newspapers online: