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and 5 from Kirkby-Moorside, having a population of 

 227. This village was part of the immense possessions 

 of Sir Walter 1'Espec, lord of the manor of Helms- 

 ley. 



In this village has lately been erected at the ex- 

 pence of Charles Slingsby Duncombe, Esq., by 

 John Holliday, mason of Kirkby-Moorside, a neat 

 chapel in the Gothic style ; it is dedicated to St 

 John, and stands upon the site of an ancient man- 

 sion, probably the residence of its proprietors be- 

 fore the union of this manor with that of Helmsley. 



It was consecrated by the archbishop of York, 

 on Tuesday 20 of October 1822, and opened for 

 divine service on the Sunday following, by the Rev. 

 George Dixon, vicar of Helmsley. 



The village is the birth place of Mr. William 

 Bearcroft, who many years kept a boarding school 

 at Kirkby-Moorside, he was eminent in his profes- 

 sion, and greatly beloved by his pupils ; many of 

 whom are useful and eminent men. Mr. Jackson 

 the justly celebrated artist was educated by him, and 

 some who officiate in the established church. 



Mr. Bearcroft has just published a work on edu- 

 cation, called " Practical Orthography," which 

 promises to be very useful. 



HARUM 



is in the parish of Helmsley, about 2 miles s. E. 

 of it, 4| from Kirkby-Moorside, and 15 from Mai- 

 ton, having a population of 190. Here is part of a 

 once splendid fabric, called the old hall, which was 

 perhaps the abode of the Haruins, it is used as 



