GENUKI: Hutton Cranswick

The Ancient Parish of HUTTON CRANSWICK

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"HUTTON CRANSWICK, a parish in the wapentake of Harthill; 3½ miles S. of Driffield. The church is dedicated to St. Peter (see Churches for photograph); and the living which is a vicarage in the patronage of Lord Hotham, is at present enjoyed by the Rev. Joseph Rigby. Here is also a Methodist chapel, and a Sunday school. Pop. 917."

"CORPS LANDING, in the parish of Hutton Cranswick, and wapentake of Harthill; 2½ miles E. of Hutton Cranswick, 6 miles SE. of Driffield. A wharf on the river Hull."

"GANWICK, or Gannock, a farm house in the township and parish of Hutton Cranswick; 3½ miles from Driffield."

"ROTSEA, in the parish of Hutton Cranswick, and wapentake of Harthill; 2¾ miles E. of Hutton Cranswick, 6 miles SE. of Driffield. Pop. 23."

"SUNDERLANDWICK, in the parish of Hutton Cranswick, and wapentake of Harthill; 1¾ miles NNW. of Hutton Cranswick, 2 miles SSW. of Driffield on the Beverley road. This was anciently a considerable village. It now contains only a few farmhouses. The township and manor are the property of Horner Reynard, Esq. Sunderlandwick lodge. Pop. 60."

Cemeteries

Photographs of over 800 gravestones in Hutton Cranswick Churchyard with linked surname index.

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Peter's Church, Hutton Cranswick. (The Church's website is here.)
  - Internal view looking down the aisle
  - The East Window
  - The font
- St. Peter's Church, Hutton Cranswick, showing the trees trying to destroy the Church.
- The Methodist Church, Hutton Cranswick, founded in 1861. (The Church's website is here.)

Church History

Transcript of the entry for Hutton Cranswick in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Hutton Cranswick.
The List of Incumbents for St. Peter's Church, Hutton Cranswick.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the East Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1892. of the East Riding.

Gazetteers

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 1835, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Bulmer's 1892 History and Directory of the East Riding.

Maps

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.

Memorial Inscriptions

The World War I Memorial Plaque in St. Peter's Church, Hutton Cranswick.
The 1914-18 and 1939-45 War Memorial at Hutton Cranswick.

Schools

A transcription of the School Timetables, around 1902-3 in Adobe pdf format.

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- East Yorkshire FHS

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