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Sherburn (St. Hilda)

SHERBURN (St. Hilda), a parish, in the union of Scarborough, wapentake of Buckrose, E. riding of York, 11¼ miles (E. N. E.) from Malton; containing 623 inhabitants. The parish is situated partly on the Wolds, and is intersected by one of the roads from York to Scarborough. It comprises by measurement 4200 acres, of which about 3670 are arable, 400 meadow and pasture, and 30 woodland. The Derwent forms part of the northern boundary. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £6. 0. 2½.; net income, £120; patron, Sir George Strickland, Bart.; impropriator, the Hon. M. Langley. The church is ancient: the arch between the chancel and nave, which is elliptical, is indicative of great antiquity, and is most probably early Norman; it is supported on short massive pillars. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

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

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