GENUKI: Wilton

The Ancient Parish of WILTON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"WILTON, a parish in the wapentake & liberty of Langbargh 3 miles NW. of Guisborough. At the western extremity of this village, formerly stood the ruins of Wilton Castle, the baronial seat of the Bulmers, an ancient family of great reputation and large possesions in Yorkshire, and the county of Durham, in which family this estate continued for many generations. till Sir John Bulmer, Knight, the last possessor, (of that family) engaging in" The Pilgrimage of Grace." was attainted for high treason; when this, and his other estates were forfeited to the crown. The castle has been re-built according to its ancient order of architecture, by the Hon. John Lowther, M. P. the lord of the manor, by whom it is now occupied. The church, dedicated to St. Cuthbert; is a perpetual curacy, in the gift of the lord of the manor, and the Rev. Thomas, Saul, is the incumbent. Pop. 405."

"LACKENBY, a hamlet in the parish of Wilton, wapentake and liberty of Langbargh; 1¼ miles WSW. of Wilton, 4½ miles NW. of Guisborough."

"LAZENBY, a hamlet in the parish of Wilton, wapentake and liberty of Langbargh; ¾ mile WNW. of Wilton, 5 miles NW. of Guisborough."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Cuthbert's Church, Wilton. (The Church's website is here.)

Church History

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

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Wilton.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the North Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the White's Directory of 1840, Yorkshire section.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1890. of the North Riding.

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the Bulmer's 1890 History and Directory of the North 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.

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- Cleveland FHS

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