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Sledmere (St. Mary)

SLEDMERE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Driffield, wapentake of Buckrose, E. riding of York, 12 miles (S. E. by E.) from Malton; containing 435 inhabitants. This parish comprises, with the hamlet of Croom, about 6650 acres of land, rising in bold acclivities, on which are numerous plantations of beech, ash, larch, and fir. It is divided between arable and meadow, and sheep-walks, the former of which preponderate. Sledmere House, a spacious mansion of stone, the seat of Sir Tatton Sykes, Bart., is seated near the foot of an acclivity, in a beautiful and finely-wooded park, south of the village; it was built by Sir Christopher, the second baronet, from his own designs, and was improved and enriched by his son, the late Sir Mark Masterman Sykes, brother of the present baronet. Sledmere Castle, on the east side of the park, is a modern edifice. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of Sir Tatton. The church, which stands within the park, is a neat fabric, consisting of a nave, chancel, and square tower, and containing some handsome monuments to the Sykes family.

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

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