Ingleton, West Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Ingleton, a village, a township, and an ecclesiastical parish in Bentham parish, W.R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the river Greta, at the junction of the M.R. and the L. & N.W.R., at the SW skirt of Ingleborough, near some grand rock scenery and some interesting caves, 10 miles NW of Settle; is a seat of petty sessions; and has two railway stations, a post, money order, and telegraph office under Erkby Lonsdale, a county police station, and a cattle fair on 17 Nov. The township includes Chapel-le-Dale and Coldcotes, and comprises 17, 508 acres, of which 34 are water; population, 1568. Much of the surface is mountain, and the scenery is romantic and grand. The rocks include limestone, coal, and slate, and possess much interest for geologists. The ecclesiastical parish was formed in 1879, is less extensive than the township, and excludes Chapel-le-Dale. Population, 1344. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ripon; net value, £16 5 with residence. Patron, the Rector of Bentham. The present church, with the exception of the tower, was rebuilt on the site of the old church in 1887, and contains a richly sculptured Norman font. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a cemetery formed in 1883, a library and reading-room, and small charities.
Church Records
Findmypast, in conjunction with various Archives, Local Studies, and Family History Societies have the following parish records online for Ingleton:
Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
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1608-1915 | 1654-1834 | 1607-1906 | 1607-1936 |
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for the West Riding of Yorkshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Ingleton 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 West Riding newspapers online: