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The Ancient Parish of ACKWORTH
[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"ACKWORTH, (or High Ackworth) a parish-town, in the wapentake of Osgoldcross, liberty of Pontefract; 3 mile from Pontefract, 5 from Ferrybridge, 8 from Wakefield, 28 from York. Pop. Including Low Ackworth, 1,575. The Church is a rectory, dedicated to St. Cuthbert, in the deanry of Pontefract, value, £22. 1s. 0½d. Patron, the King, as Duke of Lancaster. Ackworth is nominally divided into two villages, called High and Low, adjoining each other. The parish and township are co-extensive, in which are the following seats, viz:- Ackworth Park, John Petyt, Esq. Ackworth House, John Goldsworthy, Esq. Ackworth Villa, Thomas St. Quintin, Esq. Ackworth Lodge. The Rev. George Maddison; Ackworth Moor Top, Thomas Gee, Esq. Ackworth Grange, Richard Wilson, Esq. and at Ackworth, D'Oyley Sanders, Esq.The school at this place was originally an appendage to the Foundling Hospital in London, and built partly by original subscription, and partly by aid of Parliament. In 1777 the premises and lands were offered for sale; when Dr. Fothergill, and some of the Society of Friends, purchased the whole for £7,000. and converted it into a seminary for the children of Quakers. The school has since been supported by legacies, donations, &c. The sum paid for board, education, and clothes, is regulated by a committee. There are generally about 300 pupils on this establishment; and nothing can exceed the order and regularity that prevails in the school, which stands in a beautiful and pleasant situation. The management is under the direction of Mr. Robert Whitaker, subject to the direction of a committee."
"BRIAR FLATS, in the parish of Ackworth, wapentake of Osgoldcross, & honour of Pontefract; 2½ miles S. of Pontefract."
"HUNDILL HALL, a single house in the township and parish of Ackworth, liberty of Pontefract; 2 miles from Pontefract."
"MOOR HOUSE, in the parish of Ackworth, wapentake of Osgoldcross, and honour of Pontefract; 4½ miles S. of Pontefract."
[Description(s) edited from various 19th century sources by Colin Hinson © 2013]
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- Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Cuthbert's Church and Churchyard is drowning in trees and it is impossible to get far enough away from the Church to take a photograph which includes all of the Church:
- The view of the Church as you approach.
- The view from the side of the Church towards the entrance path.
- Perhaps your ancestors are buried here - if you can find them!.
- St. Cuthbert's Church, Ackworth. The best view available of the front of the Church
- St. Cuthbert's Church, Ackworth. The best view available of the back of the Church
- All Saints Church, Ackworth Moor Top.
- The Methodist Church, Ackworth Moor Top.
- The Quaker Meeting house (part of Ackworth School), Ackworth.
- The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Ackworth.
- St. Cuthbert's Church and Churchyard is drowning in trees and it is impossible to get far enough away from the Church to take a photograph which includes all of the Church:
- Transcript of the entry for Ackworth in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
- Ackworth St. Cuthbert parish register transcriptions Baptisms 1813-1840 (by Tim Wilcock), Banns 1823-1853 (by Angela Petyt)
- The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Ackworth.
- A transcription of the entry in Kelly's 1927 directory.
- Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory and Gazetteer, Vol I, West Riding.
- There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts.
- There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England, Yorkshire extracts.
- There is further information about this parish from the Stephen Whatley's Gazetteer 1750, Yorkshire extracts.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Ackworth to another place.
- West Yorkshire Archaeology Service description of Early Ackworth
- Notes on Ackworth High Street High Ackworth by R.R. Waites
- Photographs of some of Ackworth's historic buildings
- For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
- For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
- For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
- Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SE441180 (Lat/Lon: 53.656641, -1.334196), Ackworth which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Transcription and photograph of Ackworth war memorial
- Transcription and photograph of Ackworth millennium war memorial
- The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
- (SE439162) Ackworth Moor Top
- (SE428166) Brackenhill
- Ackworth School was founded in 1779 by John Fothergill on behalf of The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and the School Committee (or Board of Governors) is still accountable to this body.
- This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
- A list of those paying the 1379 Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for this parish.