Thorpe Bassett, East Riding of Yorkshire

Historical Description

Thorpe Bassett, a small village and a parish in E.R. Yorkshire, 2½ miles SSE of Rillington railway station, and 4½ E by N of New Malton. Post town, York; money order and telegraph office, Rillington. Acreage, 2086; population, 180. Lady Cholmley is lady of the manor. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York; net value, £229 with residence. The church is Norman, and consists of chancel, nave, N aisle, S porch, and a western bell turret. It was restored in 1879. There is a Wesleyan chapel.

Church Records

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Civil Registration

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Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for the East Riding of Yorkshire is available to browse.

Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following East Riding newspapers online:

• Hull Daily Mail
• Hull Packet
• Driffield Times
• Hull Advertiser and Exchange Gazette
• Beverley and East Riding Recorder