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the parish of Thornton, and the remaining 2 from 

 the respective townships of Marton, great and little 

 Edstone, and Farmanby, in the parish of Ellerburne. 

 They have each a neat house, and garden, with a 

 salary of 12. 10s. per ann. and a chaldron of coals* 

 By the same munificient donor, a further sum of 

 40. per ann. was left for the purpose of cloathing 

 and putting out as apprentices 4 boys of the said 

 parishes of Sinnington, Thornton, &c. 



JBy the deed a chapel was to have been built, for 

 the use of the school, and hospitals ; but as they are 

 only a short distance from the parish church, it was 

 considered unnecessary, and prayers are read in the 

 school room, on the Thursday afternoon. 



The lands which support these charities, are 

 partly at Thornton, and partly at Thirsk. The 

 trustees are 7 in number, and each vacancy as it oc- 

 curs, is filled up by the rernaing 6. The present 

 trustees are Sir William Strickland, of Boynton; 

 Sir George Cayley, of Brompton ; Charles Duri- 

 combe, Esq., of Duncombe park; the Rev. Thomas 

 C, R. Read, of Sand Hutton ; Richard Hill, Esq., 

 of Thornton; William Worsley, Esq., of Hovin- 

 gham ; and J. R. Foulis, Esq., of Heslerton. 



The Hall, the residence of Richard Hill, Esq., 

 the lord of the manor, is a large and commodious 

 modern mansion ; but unfortunately placed in a low 

 situation, from whence only a partial glimpse can 

 be caught of the fine extensive views, which the el- 

 evated grounds in its immediate vicinity command 



This manor formed a part of the ancient patri- 

 mony of the lords Latimer, who held this and other 



