200 HOVINGHAM. 



9 west of Malton, and 18 north of York. This is a 

 populous and extensive parish, comprising no less 

 than 8 different townships, and containing collect- 

 ively a population of 1 174 inhabitants; viz. Ho- 

 vinghara 649 ; Airyholnae 33 ; Coulton 1 12 : Fry ton 

 62 ; Scackleton 171 ; South Holme 66 ; Wath 22 ; 

 and east Ness 59. The Church is a perpetual cu- 

 racy of trifling value, in the patronage of the earl 

 of Carlisle, who is also lay rector ; the llev. Robert 

 Freer perpetual curate, and the Rev. Thomas 

 Alexander Browne, assistant curate. It obtained 

 a few years ago an augmentation of 1,200. from, 

 the parliamentary grant, which has increased its 

 present value to 100. per annum. 



Village. Hovingham is a pretty country vil- 

 Jage, composed of several streets, with many neat 

 and well built houses, interspersed with forest trees, 

 orchards, and garden grounds, and well watered 

 by two streams, which traverse it in different direc- 

 tions A charter was granted in the 36 Henry Til. 

 for a market, fair, &c. and renewed in the 13th of 

 Geo. II. 1739. The market to be held on the 

 Thursday ; the Fairs to be held on the Hth, 15th, 



" (Amotherby,) Brostone, ( ) Neuhuse, (New- 



*' some ) To be taxed together thirty-two carucates of 

 <c land. There is lainl to fifteen ploughs. Two of 

 ** Hugh's vassals have now there two ploughs and a half. 

 " There are at present there forty-three villanes having 

 " fourteen ploughs, and thirty-two acres of meadow. 

 [t The whole manor, with the places belonging to it, 

 u were in king Edward's time valaed at twelve pounds, 

 f now one hundred shillings. Wood -The whole - 



Vide Bawd wen's trans, p. 29P. 



