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Azerley

AZERLEY, a township, in the parish of Kirkby-Malzeard, Lower division of the wapentake of Claro, W. riding of York, 4 miles (N. W.) from Ripon; containing 836 inhabitants. It comprises 4470 acres, of which 57 are common or waste; and includes the villages of Galpha and Mickley. The tithes have been commuted for £220. 16. payable to Trinity College, Cambridge, £45 to the vicar of the parish, and £5 to the Dean and Chapter of Ripon. There is a chapel at Mickley, erected by the family of the late Col. Dalton, of Sleningford Park; also a place of worship for Wesleyans in the township.

Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.

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