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the deanery of Rydale, value in the king's books, 

 13. 10s., patrons, the master and fellows of Trinity 

 College, Cambridge. Rector the Rev. Thomas 

 Young, A. M. 



Gilling is situated on the high road, between 

 York and Helmsley, at the termination of two nar- 

 row, but beautiful vales, down the eastern of which 

 winds the small stream of Holbeck, from which 

 circumstance, has doubtless originated the name of 

 the village.* It consists at present of a few scat- 

 tered houses, though in all probability during the 

 feudal times it was of much greater extent, in con- 

 sequence of the protection afforded by its vicinity 

 to the castle. 



A post passes through this village daily, from 



which has been latterly considerably enlarged, and ren- 

 dered a. handsome and commodious residence, by the 

 addition of several new rooms, by the present worthy 

 rector, the ilev. Thomas Young, 'A. M., late tutor and 

 senior fellow of Trinity college, Cambridge. Mr. \oung 

 is well known in the literary world as the author of 

 44 Three Sermons on St. Fauls doctrine of Justification 

 by Faith, Original Sin, and Predestination ; with notes. 

 To which is prefixed a Synopsis of the argument of St. 

 Paul's Epistle to the Romans." 8vo. 



* Gilling, Tale-river-town, from Gill, a narrow vale^ 

 and ing, a place beside waters. Gilling was amongst 

 the lands assigned by William the Conqueror to Hugh, 

 the son of Baldric ; and is thus mentioned in the Domes- 

 da} record. 



u Manor. In Ghellinge (Gilling,) Barch had four 

 carucates ef land to be taxed, Land to two ploughs. Hugh, 

 son of Baldric has there two ploughs, and three villanes 

 with two ploughs. Wood pasture three quarentens long, 

 and three broad- The whole manor half a mile long and 

 half broad. Valuein king Edward*s time twenty shillings, 

 now eight shillings," Bawdwen's Domesday, p. 200. 



