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Westow (St. Mary)

WESTOW (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Malton, wapentake of Buckrose, E. riding of York; containing, with the townships of Eddlethorpe, Firby, and Mennythorpe, 666 inhabitants, of whom 428 are in Westow township, 2 miles (E. S. E.) from Whitwell. This parish, which is bounded on the north and west by the navigable river Derwent, comprises 2917 acres. The greater portion is arable land, interspersed with meadow and wood; the surface is undulated, and the scenery pleasingly varied: limestone is quarried for building and for burning into lime. The living is a dis charged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £3. 18. 4.; patron and appropriator, the Archbishop of York. The great tithes have been commuted for £575, and the vicarial for £114. 11.; the glebe contains 30 acres. The church is an ancient structure, with a square tower. There are places of worship for dissenters.

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

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