A HISTORY OF YORKSHIRE 



Howdenshire." The following churches, exclusive of peculiars, are mentioned in Pope 

 Nicholas' Taxation : Aughton, Sainton, Bubwith, Burnby, Catton, Cottingham, EUerton, 

 Etton, Everingham, Full Sutton, Goodmanham, Harswell, Holme-on-Spalding-Mocir, 

 Hotham, Huggate, Hutton Cranswick, Kilnwick-on-the-Wolds, Kirkburn, Lockington, 

 Londesborough, Lund, North Cave, North Dalton, Nunburnholme, Rowley, Sancton, Skernc, 

 Sutton-on-Derwent, Warter, Watton, VVressell, in Harthill ; Hessle, Kirk Ella," and North 

 Ferriby, in Hullshire. To these should be added Wilberfoss, in Harthill.*"" 



(4) The deanery of Holderness included the wapentake of Holderness with the town 



and a portion of the county of Hull.*"* The following churches, exclusive of peculiars, are 



mentioned in Pope Nicholas' Taxation : Aldbrough, Atwick, Barmston, Beeford, Birstal,'"* 



Catwick, Colden Parva, Easington, Garton, Goxhill, Hilston, Hornsea, Humbleton, Keying- 



ham, Kilnsea, North Frodingham, Ottringham, Owthorne, Paull with Thorngumbald chapelry, 



Roos, Routh, Skeckling with Burstwickand Ryhill chapelries, Skipsea, Sproatley, Sutton-on- 



Hull, Swine, Winestead, and Withernsea.*"*" To these should be added Holmpton, 



Marfleet, Nunkceling, Ulrome, Riston, and Withernsea.*"' Hull seems to have entered the 



deanery at a later date. 



The archdeaconry of Cleveland embraced the wapentake of Ouse and Derwent in the East 



Riding, with the exception of Fulford and Naburn ; a small portion of the Ainsty of York ; and 



the whole of the North Riding west of Richmondshire, with the exception of (i) Over Dinsdale 



and Girsby, portions of the parish of Sockburn, in the diocese and archdeaconry of Durham, and 



deanery of Darlington ; (2) Appleton Wiske, in Langbaurgh Wapentake, a chapelry of Great 



Smeaton in the archdeaconry and deanery of Richmond ; (3) small portions of the wapentake of 



Allertonshire included in the parishes of Pickhill and Wath,*"* archdeaconry of Richmond and 



deanery of Calterick ; and (4) a small portion of the wapentake of Bulmer, close to York. In 



1896 the portion of the East Riding within the archdeaconry was transferred to the archdeaconry 



of the East Riding. 



Peculiar jurisdictions locally within the limits of the archdeaconry were as follows : — 



(i) The peculiar of the Dean of York included Pickering with its old parochial chapelries 

 of AUerston with Ebberston, Ellerburn with Wilton, and Goathland.*"' 



(2) The following parishes were within the peculiar jurisdiction of the dignitaries and 

 prebendaries of the church of York, viz. : Alne, Skelton, and Wigginton,*"* Treasurer of 

 York ; *"' Ampleforth *"' and Heslington,*"' Prebendary of Ampleforth ; Stockton-on-the- 

 Forest,*'" Prebendary of Bugthorpe ; Husthwaite with Carlton chapelry,*** Prebendary of 

 Husthwaite ; Gate Helmsley,**^ Prebendary of Osbaldwick ; Riccall,'*' Prebendary of 

 Riccall ; Salton,*** Prebendary of Salton ;**' Stillington,**^ Prebendary of Stillington ; Osbald- 

 wick with Murton chapelry,*'^ and Strensall with Haxby chapelry,*** Prebendary of Strensall; 

 Warthill,*i5 Prebendary of Warthill. 



(3) The peculiar of the Bishop of Durham in Allerton and Allertonshire included 

 Birkby with Hutton Bonville chapelry, Cowesby, Leake with Nether Silton chapelry, North 

 Otterington, Osmotherley, and Thornton-le-Street.*^" Crayke, locally in the wapentake of 

 Bulmer, was reckoned a member of the bishopric of Durham until 1 84 1. 



(4) The peculiar of the prior and convent in the same district included Northallerton 

 with its chapelries, Kirby Sigston, and West Rounton. Their jurisdiction in the East 

 Riding extended over Hemingbrough, Holtby, and Skipwith, locally in the deanery of Bulmer. 



" Locally in this deanery, but a peculiar of the Prior and convent (afterwards Dean and Chapter) of 

 Durham. 



" Elneley, Olveley {sic). ' Elveley ' is the usual form. 



'" The Fahr Eccl. (Rec. Com.) is wanting for a great part of the deanery of Harthill. The Liber Valorum 

 mentions the convent of Wilberfoss, to which the parish church was appropriated. 



'"' Probably a late inclusion. See note 97 above. 



'"' Or Skeffling. '»'» Hollym was a chapel of Withemsea. 



"" Marfleet is not mentioned in Valor Eccl. (Rec. Com.). Riston formed a joint benefice with Hornsea. 



'" viz. Holme and West Rounton in Pickhill ; and Norton Conyers, in Wath. 



"" Locally in the deanerj' of Ryedale. 



"* Locally in the deanery of Bulmer. 



'" See note 22. After the dissolution of the treasurership, these places formed a separate peculiar 

 jurisdiction. 



"* Locally in the deanery of Ryedale. ■« Locally in the deanery of Bulmer. 



™ Locally in the deanery of Bulmer. '" Ibid. 



'" Ibid. "3 Ibid. '" Ibid. 



"' Prebend annexed to priory of Hexham, and dissolved 1540. 



'" Locally in the deanery of Bulmer. '" Ibid. 



'" Ibid. "» Ibid. '» Locally in the deanery of Cleveland. 



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