South Kilvington, North Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Kilvington, South, a village, a township, and a parish in N.R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the rivulets Cod beck and Whitelass beck, 2 miles N of Thirsk railway station. It has a post office under Thirsk; money order and telegraph office, Tbtrsk. Acreage, 935; population, 209. The parish contains also the townships of Upsall and Thombrough. Acreage, 2936; population, 358. A castle of the Scrope family was at Upsall. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York; gross value, £550 with residence. Patrons, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. The church is ancient but good, has a wooden tower, and contains a font of the time of Edward IV., engraved with the arms of the Scrope family.
Church Records
Findmypast, in conjunction with various Archives, Local Studies, and Family History Societies have the following parish records online for South Kilvington:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1823-1903 | 1576-1837 |
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 South Kilvington 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: