Bishop Wilton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Bishop-Wilton, a village, a township, and a parish in the E.R. Yorkshire. The village stands on a brook in the Wolds, 3 miles NE of Fangfoss railway station, and 5 N of Pocklington, and has a post and money order office under York; telegraph office, Pocklington. The township includes the village, and is united to Belthorpe under the name of Bishop-Wilton-with-Belthorpe. The parish includes also the townships of Bolton and Youlthorpe-with-Gowthorpe. Acreage, 4573; population of the civil parish, with Bellthorpe, 422; of the ecclesiastical, 636. Sir Tatton Sykes, Bart., is lord of the manor and chief landowner. The scenery is picturesque. Remains exist of a moated palace built in the time of Edward IV. by Bishop Neville. An ancient Beacon, called the Wilton Beacon, crowns an eminence about a mile NE of the village. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York; net value, £282 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of York. The church consists of nave, aisles, north chapel and chancel, with west tower and octagonal spire, and was repaired in 1859. There are Wesleyan Methodist and Primitive Methodist chapels, and several charities. There is a foundry and chalk quarry, and bricks are made in the neighbourhood.
Church Records
Findmypast, in conjunction with various Archives, Local Studies, and Family History Societies have the following parish records online for Bishop Wilton:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1613-1901 | 1754-1901 | 1604-1900 | 1619-1866 |
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 Bishop Wilton 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 East Riding newspapers online: