Scalby, North Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Scalby, a village, a township, and a parish in the N.R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the New Cut, which connects the Derwent with the sea, 3 miles NW of Scarborough, and has a station on a section of the N.E.R. and a post and money order office under Scarborough; telegraph office, Falsgrave. The township extends to the coast, and comprises 2302 acres of land and 131 of foreshore; population, 665; of the ecclesiastical parish, 1057. There is a parish council consisting of five members. The manor belongs to the Duchy of Lancaster. The parish contains also the townships of Newby, Throxenby, and part of Burniston. Wreahead and Scalby Hall are chief residences. The village is a favourite resort of summer visitors from Scarborough. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York; gross value, £391 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. The church is ancient, and was given about 1150 by Eustace Fitz-John to the Prior of Bridlington, in whose hands it remained till the Dissolution. It is chiefly Early English, and consists of chance!, nave, aisles, and embattled western tower; it was enlarged in 1862, and renovated in 1887. There are a Wesleyan chapel, an almshouse hospital, and other charities. Mompesson, the hero of Eyam during the Great Plague of 1666, was vicar. See EYAM.
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 | Scalby St. Lawrence | |
| Poor Law union | Scarborough | |
| Riding | North |
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 Scalby:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1556-1914 | 1754-1916 | 1556-1920 | 1556-1954 |
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Scalby from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Scalby (St. Lawrence))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for the North Riding of Yorkshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Scalby 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 North Riding newspapers online: