Thornton Steward, North Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Thornton Steward, a village and a parish in N.R. Yorkshire, on the river Ure, 2 miles S of Finghall Lane railway station, and 6½ WSW of Bedale. There is a post and money order office under Bedale; telegraph office, Newton-le-Willows. Acreage, 2398; population, 240. The parish comprises The hamlet of Danby. Danby Hall is a chief residence. The manor belongs to Lord Bolton. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ripon; net value, £190 with residence. Patron, the Bishop. The church is an old stone building, consisting of chancel, nave, and bell-turret. There are a Wesleyan chapel and an endowed school.
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 | Thornton-Steward St. Oswald | |
| Poor Law union | Leyburn | |
| Riding | North | |
| Wapentake | Hang-West |
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 Thornton Steward:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1563-1914 | 1747-1930 | 1564-1930 | 1563-1987 |
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 Thornton Steward from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Thornton-Steward (St. Oswald))
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 Thornton Steward 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: