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
Findmypast, in conjunction with various Archives, Local Studies, and Family History Societies have the following parish records online for Thorpe Bassett:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1813-1914 | 1754-1801 | 1838-1929 | 1814-1979 |
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
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 Thorpe Bassett 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: