Weaverthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Weaverthorpe, a village, a township, and a parish in E.R. Yorkshire. The township lies 5 miles S by E of Sherburn, and 10 NNW of Great Driffield, has a station on the N.E.R., and a post and money order office under York; telegraph office, Sherburn. The parish includes Lutton township. Acreage, 2977; population, 540. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York; gross value, £252 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of York. The church is Norman, and consists of chancel, nave, and western tower. A chapel of ease is in Lutton, and there are two Methodist chapels.
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 | Weaverthorpe All Saints | |
| Poor Law union | Driffield | |
| 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 Weaverthorpe:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1682-1915 | 1761-1900 | 1682-1929 | 1679-1854 |
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Weaverthorpe from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Weaverthorpe (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 Weaverthorpe 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: