Sawley
SAWLEY, a chapelry, in the parish of Ripon, wapentake of Claro, W. riding of York, 5 miles (S. W. by W.) from Ripon; containing 527 inhabitants. It comprises by computation 3190 acres, of which about one-third is arable. The soil is various, in the high lands light, and in the valleys a heavy loam; the surface is varied, in some parts attaining considerable elevation, and the scenery is generally pleasing. Here are quarries of good building-stone, from which was obtained part of the material for the erection of Trinity church, Ripon. The chapel is dedicated to St. Michael: the living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £100; patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Ripon. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.