Settrington, East Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Settrington, a village, a township, and a parish in the E.R. Yorkshire. The village stands at the foot of the Wolds, 3½ miles E by S of New Malton, and has a station on the N.E.R., and a post office under Malton; money order office, Norton; telegraph office, Malton. It gives the title of Baron to the Duke of Richmond and Gordon. The township comprises 4988 acres; population, 488; of the ecclesiastical parish, 685. The parish contains also the township of Scagglethorpe. The manor with Settrington Hall belongs to Lord Middleton, who is the chief landowner. Settrington Brow is a spur of the Wolds, and commands a magnificent view. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York; gross value, £1062 with residence. Patron, Earl Brownlow. The church is ancient, in the Norman, Decorated, and Perpendicular styles. A Wesleyan chapel was built in 1891.
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 | Settrington All Saints | |
| Poor Law union | Malton | |
| Riding | East | |
| Wapentake | Buckrose |
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 Settrington:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1559-1914 | 1754-1901 | 1561-1930 | 1559-1979 |
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Settrington from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Settrington (All Saints))
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 Settrington 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: