Coxwold, North Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Coxwold, a village, a township, and a parish in the N.R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the Thirsk and Malton railway, 10 miles SE by E of Thirsk, and has a station on the railway, a post and money order office under Easingwold; telegraph office, Easingwold; and a fair on 20 Aug. Acreage, 1375; population, 310. The parish includes also the townships of Oulston, Yearsley, Newburgh, Wildon Grange, Angram Grange, and Thornton-on-the-Hill in the union of Easingwold, and the township of Byland Abbey with Wass in the union of Helmsley. Sir Geo. 0. Wombwell, Bart., is lord of the manor and sole landowner. Sliandy Hall was for seven years the residence of Lawrence Sterne, and was the place where he wrote his "Tristram Shandy" and other works. Newburgh Priory includes the site and part of the buildings of an Augustinian priory founded in 1145. The living is a vicarage, united with the perpetual curacy of Yearsley, in the diocese of York; gross value, £50 with residence. Patron, Trinity College, Cambridge. Population of ecclesiastical parish, 988. The church is chiefly Perpen-' dicular English, of elegant character, with an octagonal tower surmounted by pinnacles, and contains some handsome monuments of the Bellasys and the Fauconberg families. There is a school partly supported by Sir G. 0. Wombwell, Bart., and an almshouse for ten old men.
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 | Coxwold St. Michael | |
| Poor Law union | Easingwould | |
| Riding | North | |
| Wapentake | Birdforth |
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 Coxwold:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1583-1914 | 1653-1783 | 1583-1930 | 1583-1859 |
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 Coxwold from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Coxwold (St. Michael))
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 Coxwold 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: