Crambe, North Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Crambe, a township and a parish in the N.R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the river Derwent, and on the York and Scarborough railway, at Kirkham Abbey station, 6 miles from Malton, and 12 from York. Post, money order, and telegraph office, Kirkham station. The Strickland family½ of Boynton Hall, are lords of the manor and chief landowners. The parish also includes Barton Hill station and the township of Barton-le-Willows. Total area, 2215 acres; population, 344. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York; net value, £284 with residence, in the gift of the Lord Chancellor. The church is an ancient building in the Norman and Early English styles. It was partially restored in 1887. There is a small chapel of ease at Barton-le-Willows, served from the parish church.
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 | Crambe St. Michael | |
| Poor Law union | Malton | |
| Riding | North | |
| Wapentake | Bulmer |
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 Crambe:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1711-1891 | 1759-1875 | 1711-1924 | 1711-1939 |
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 Crambe from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Crambe (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 Crambe 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: