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HUGGATE:
Geographical and Historical information from the year 1868.

"HUGGATE, a parish in the Wilton Beacon division of the wapentake of Harthill, East Riding county York, 7½ miles N.E. of Pocklington, its post town. The village, which is small, is situated on the Wolds. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in agriculture. There are Danish earthworks adjoining Wold House, also numerous barrows, and a well 348 feet in depth. The land is chiefly arable, and in a high state of cultivation. The tithes were commuted for annual money payments under an Enclosure Act in 1767. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of York, value £449, in the patronage of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a stone edifice, with aspired tower containing two bells. The parochial charities produce about £3 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, also three Sunday-schools. The Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists have each a place of worship here. James Cristie, Esq., is lord of the manor. Races are held in July."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2013