Dalton
DALTON, a township, in the parish of Burton-In-Kendal, hundred of Lonsdale south of the Sands, N.
division of the county of Lancaster, ½ a mile (S. E. by E.)
from Burton-in-Kendal; containing 155 inhabitants.
At the time of the Domesday survey, the manor was
held by a Saxon chief named Gilmichael, and it was
afterwards annexed to the manor of Burton; soon after
the time of Richard I. it seems to have been granted to
the family of Burton, and the lands were subsequently
possessed by various families. The township comprises
2115a. 2r. 2p.; and is a rocky tract abounding in limestone, of which the high hill of Dalton Crag is almost
entirely composed: there are two limekilns. Dalton
Hall, formerly called Dalton Bank, is the seat of Edmund Hornby, Esq., some time M.P. for Preston; it is
beautifully situated, about a mile and a half from the
Burton station of the Lancaster and Carlisle railway, and
commands fine views. The great tithes have been commuted for £183; the small tithes by a special act.
Dalton
DALTON, a township, in the chapelry of Up Holland, parish and union of Wigan, hundred of West
Derby, S. division of the county of Lancaster; containing 483 inhabitants. Dalton was held by a thane,
named Uctred, at the Domesday survey; but became
the property of the lords of Manchester. In the reign
of Edward III. the manor, or part of it, was held by Sir
Robert de Holland, and it afterwards passed to the
family of Legh. The township comprises 996 acres,
whereof 500 are arable, 446 pasture, and 50 woodland.
Ashurst Hall, the principal mansion, existed in 1649,
and probably at an earlier period; and is a large castellated building, but now used as a farmhouse. The
tithes have been commuted for £275. 15. payable to an
impropriator, and £88. 15. to the rector. There is a
national school. In the time of the French revolutionary war, a beacon was erected on the high hill of
Ashurst, to proclaim invasion in this part, should the
French attempt it; the building is of strong masonry,
with the entire absence of inflammable materials.
Dalton
DALTON, a township, in the parish of Newburn,
union of Castle ward, E. division of Tindale ward,
S. division of Northumberland, 10½ miles (N. W. by
W.) from Newcastle; containing 103 inhabitants. It
is situated on the road from Ponteland to Stamfordham,
about five miles distant from Newburn in a north-west
direction. The tithes have been commuted for £11. 11. 10.
payable to the vicar, and £108. 1. to the Bishop of Carlisle. A chapel of ease was built in 1836.
Dalton
DALTON, a township, in the parish of Topcliffe,
union of Thirsk, wapentake of Birdforth, N. riding
of York, 4½ miles (S.) from Thirsk; containing 327
inhabitants. The township comprises by computation
1150 acres of fertile land: the York and Newcastle
railway passes to the east of the village, which is small
and scattered. The tithes have been commuted for
£29 payable to the vicar, and £155 to the Dean and
Chapter of York.
Dalton, or Dalton-Travers
DALTON, or Dalton-Travers, a township, in the
parish of Kirkby-Ravensworth, union of Richmond,
wapentake of Gilling-West, N. riding of York, 3½
miles (S. S. E.) from Greta-Bridge; containing 283 inhabitants. It comprises about 2450 acres of land, of
which a part is fertile and well wooded, and part high
moorland, picturesquely broken into hill and dale. A
chapel of ease was erected in 1839, by subscription,
aided by a grant from the Ripon Diocesan Society.
There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. An annuity
of £36 is paid by the wardens of Kirkby-Ravensworth
hospital for the education of 36 children, and the master
teaches three others for £3 per annum, bequeathed for
that purpose by Thomas Buckton: a school-house has
been built. Within the township is a place called
Castle-Steads, where are the remains of a castra æstiva,
on a slip of land above the conflux of two rivulets, near
which passes the Roman Watling-street.
Dalton
DALTON, a township, in the parish of Kirk-Heaton, union of Huddersfield, Upper division of the
wapentake of Agbrigg, W. riding of York; containing
3906 inhabitants. This place forms the eastern suburb
of the town of Huddersfield, from which it is separated
by the river Colne, and has become the centre of a widely
extended branch of commerce, consisting of all kinds of
fancy goods for waistcoating, trowsers, gowns, &c. The
township includes Mold-Green, Dalton-Green, Dalton-Fold, Bradley-Mills, and some other scattered hamlets,
and comprises an area of 1242a. 1r. 7p. The tithes
were commuted under an inclosure act obtained in 1799.
There is a place of worship for Swedenborgians.
Dalton
DALTON, a township, in the parishes of Rotherham and Thribergh, union of Rotherham, S. division
of the wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, W.
riding of York, 3 miles (E.) from Rotherham; containing 228 inhabitants. It comprises about 1400 acres of
land, and includes the villages of Dalton Magna, Dalton
Parva, and Dalton Brook, situated near the road between
Rotherham and Thribergh, to which latter parish Dalton
Parva belongs.
Dalton-In-Furness (St. Mary)
DALTON-IN-FURNESS (St. Mary), a markettown and parish, in the union of Ulverston, hundred
of Lonsdale north of the Sands, N. division of the
county of Lancaster, 5 miles (S. W.) from Ulverston,
and 265 (N. W. by N.) from London; containing, with
the port of Barrow, the chapelries of Ireleth, Ramsyde,
and Walney, and the townships of Yarleside and Hawcoat, 3231 inhabitants. This place derives its name from
its situation in a dale in the lower part of the district of
Furness, of which it was formerly the chief town. According to Tacitus, Agricola, when he had conquered
that district, erected a fort here for its protection; and
the remains of a Roman road, discovered in 1803 by
some workmen, at a considerable depth from the surface,
confirm the probability of Dalton having been a Roman
station, though there are no other vestiges except some
slight traces of the fosse by which it was surrounded.
The mount whereon the fort was built, upon examination, was found to be of artificial construction: it
was defended on the south and west by steep precipices,
and on the east by a rampart and ditch; and a brook
which flowed at the base supplied the garrison with
water.
The town derived its principal importance from the
erection of the magnificent Abbey of Furness, founded
in 1127, by Stephen, afterwards king of England, for
monks of the Cistercian order, whom he removed from
Tulketh, in Amounderness, to this valley, where, obtaining valuable grants, they continued for more than
four centuries. The abbots were invested with extensive privileges, and enjoyed large possessions; they
held in their own right the woods, pastures, fisheries,
and mills of the district, and had considerable shares in
the salt-works and mines. At the Dissolution, the revenue was valued at £966. 7. 10. The abbey formed a
vast pile of buildings, the character of which was more
that of simple magnificence arising from their extent,
than of richness and beauty resulting from their style.
The body of the church, with the lower portion of the
transepts, is in the Norman style; the chancel, with the
additions to the transepts, is early English, and the
stone of better quality. The chapels, and the vestry on
the east of the transept, are of less ancient date, and,
together with the chapter-house and refectory, and
conveutual buildings, of more elaborate execution: the
stone of these parts, with the exception of being covered
with a light-coloured lichen, is as perfect as when first
used. The western tower, though very massive, is of
the same elegant style, and built with the same kind of
stone. A large portion of the ruins was cleared from
the rubbish by which their features were concealed, and
protected from further injury, by the late Earl of Burlington; but there is much still unexplored. The remains
occupy a considerable part of an area of 65 acres, called
the Deer Park, inclosed with a stone wall, in the sequestered vale of Bekang's Gill, about a mile and a half
south of the town; the approaches are strewed with
memorials of the abbots, and mutilated tombs. In the
reign of Edward III., a castle, in which, during peaceable times, the abbots held their secular courts, was
erected in the town, probably as a place of retreat for
the inhabitants, and for the protection of their property,
from the frequent predatory incursions of the Scots, of
whose approach numerous beacons in this part of the
country were kept in constant readiness to give notice.
In the reign of Henry VIII., Lambert Simnel, the pretended earl of Warwick, landed at the Pile of Fouldrey,
whence he proceeded to assert his claims to the throne;
and during the war in the reign of Charles I., the town
and neighbourhood were the scenes of frequent engagements between the hostile parties.
Dalton
DALTON is situated on the acclivity of a gradual
eminence, and consists principally of one street, at the
western extremity of which is the market-place; the
houses, in general old, have in many instances given
place to buildings of modern erection, and other improvements have been made, but the inhabitants are
still indifferently supplied with water. The environs
are pleasant, and favourable for the sports of the chase;
the Dalton Hunt, established in 1703, has been discontinued since 1789. The trade is chiefly in malt, which
is sold to a great extent; and the iron-mines in the
vicinity, which have been worked for more than four
centuries, produce annually many thousand tons of
excellent ore. The market is on Saturday; the fairs
are on April 28th, June 6th, and Oct. 23rd, the last a
statute-fair. The castle, supposed to occupy a portion
of the site of the fort built by Agricola, is at present
appropriated to the holding of the manorial courts; it is
a massive quadrilateral building of three stages, having
the principal entrance on the south side, over which is a
central window of three lights, surmounted by another
of four lights with flowing tracery, in the decorated
style. The parish comprises by computation 15,594
acres, of which about 12,344 are arable, 1549 pasture,
and 1676 woodland, waste, &c.
The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the
king's books at £17. 6. 8., and in the patronage of the
Crown, in right of the duchy of Lancaster; net income,
£150, with a house; impropriator, the Earl of Burlington. The church, a structure of considerable antiquity, built on the declivity of a hill within the precincts of the ancient castellum, was enlarged in 1826 by
the addition of an aisle and vestry, extending the whole
length of the north side, of early English character, with
a porch in the centre, having an enriched Norman arch;
the south side has also been restored, and the whole,
with the exception of the tower, has a very handsome
appearance. There are chapels at Ireleth, Barrow, and
in the Island of Walney; and a chapel at Ramsyde,
lately rebuilt, in the later English style. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. The free grammar school
was founded in 1622, by Thomas Boulton, who bequeathed £220, whereof £20 were to be laid out in the
erection of a room, and the remainder in the purchase
of land; the land produces £95 per annum. Another
school is endowed with £10 per annum; and there are
various charitable bequests for distribution among the
poor. On High Haume, an eminence near the town, is
a circular intrenchment, which appears to have been a
fortified beacon; and on the Pile of Fouldrey, a rocky
island separated from the Isle of Walney, are the ruins
of a castle, thought by Camden to have been erected in
the reign of Edward III., by the abbots of Furness, to
defend the approach to the harbour. George Romney,
the eminent historical and portrait painter, was born in
the parish, in 1734.
Dalton-Le-Dale (St. Andrew)
DALTON-LE-DALE (St. Andrew), a parish, in
the union of Easington, N. division of Easington
ward and of the county of Durham, 11 miles (E. by N.)
from Durham, and 7 (S.) from Sunderland; comprising
the townships of Dalton, Dawdon, Cold-Hesleton, and
East Murton; and containing 2709 inhabitants, of whom
88 are in the township of Dalton. The parish is situated
on the road from Sunderland to Stockton-upon-Tees,
and bounded on the east by the German Ocean. The
surface is undulated, but the scenery, though enlivened
with about 100 acres of plantations, is in other respects
bleak and of harsh character; the soil of the arable land
is fertile, and the system of agriculture improved. Coal
is abundant in the vicinity, and a new mine has been
opened at Murton, by the South Hetton Company, at
an immense expense; limestone of good quality is quarried, and burnt into lime for manure. The village lies in
a deep narrow valley, within 2 miles of the sea, and the
inhabitants are employed in agriculture and in the mines
and quarries. Two railways for conveying coal from the
adjacent collieries to Seaham harbour pass through the
parish. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in
the king's books at £6. 0. 7.; patrons and appropriators,
the Dean and Chapter of Durham, who have augmented
the income to £300. The great tithes of the township
of Dalton have been commuted for £70, and the small
for £35; there is a vicarial glebe of 26 acres. The
church is an ancient structure, in the early English style,
with a Norman doorway now built up. The vicaragehouse was erected in 1841, and is a neat edifice, situated
on rising ground, a little to the west of the turnpikeroad.
Dalton, North (All Saints)
DALTON, NORTH (All Saints), a parish, in the
union of Driffield, Bainton-Beacon division of the
wapentake of Harthill, E. riding of York, 6 miles
(S. W. by W.) from Driffield; containing 450 inhabitants. This parish, the name of which signifies North
Dale town, comprises about 3890 acres, chiefly arable
land: the village is romantically situated in a deep vale
in the Wolds. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the
patronage of James Walker, Esq. (the impropriator),
with a net income of £75. The church is an ancient
edifice, having a tower of more recent date; the south
door is Norman, with clustered cylindrical jambs, and the
north door of the chancel, though plainer, is of the same
style: in the interior is a Norman arch with zig-zag
ornaments, and at the west end a beautiful pointed
window. There are places of worship for Primitive
Methodists and Wesleyans.
Dalton-Piercy
DALTON-PIERCY, a township, in the parish of
Hart, union of Stockton-upon-Tees, N. E. division
of Stockton ward, S. division of the county of Durham,
8½ miles (N. by E.) from Stockton; containing 78 inhabitants. In 1370, Henry, Lord Percy, sold this manor to
Sir John Nevile, of Raby; and it remained with the descendants of that proprietor until the forfeiture by the
family, since which time the lands have been divided.
In 1684 the families of Chilton, Boyes, Watson, and
others, held the freeholds. The township comprises by
computation 960 acres, and is situated east of the road
from Stockton to Hart.
Dalton, South (St. Mary)
DALTON, SOUTH (St. Mary), a parish, in the
union of Beverley, Hunsley-Beacon division of the
wapentake of Harthill, E. riding of York, 6 miles
(N. W.) from Beverley; containing 269 inhabitants. The
parish comprises about 1800 acres, principally arable,
with a small portion of woodland; the soil is partly clay
and partly chalk, the surface generally level, and the
scenery in many situations highly picturesque. Dalton
Hall, the seat of Lord Hotham, is a noble mansion. The
living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £12;
net income, £328; patron, Lord Hotham. Under an
inclosure act in 1822, the tithes were commuted for
land and corn-rents; the glebe consists of 35 acres.
The church is an ancient edifice, with a tower, and contains a handsome monument to Sir John Hotham.
There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.
Dalton-Upon-Tees
DALTON-UPON-TEES, a township, in the parish
of Croft, union of Darlington, wapentake of Gilling-East, N. riding of York, 5 miles (S.) from Darlington;
containing 219 inhabitants. It is situated south of the
Tees, on the road from Great Smeaton to Croft; and
comprises by computation 1440 acres of land: the Dean
and Chapter of York are lords of the manor. The York
and Newcastle railway passes to the east of the village.
Dalwood
DALWOOD, a chapelry, in the parish of Stockland, union and hundred of Axminster, S. division of
Devon, 3¾ miles (W. N. W.) from Axminster; containing 513 inhabitants. The chapel is dedicated to St.
Peter. The great tithes have been commuted for £230,
and the vicarial for £140. A fair is held on the Wednesday after Aug. 24th.
Damerham, South (St. George)
DAMERHAM, SOUTH (St. George), a parish, in
the union of Fordingbridge, S. division of the hundred of Damerham, Salisbury and Amesbury, and S.
divisions of Wilts, 3 miles (W. N. W.) from Fordingbridge; containing 728 inhabitants. It is situated on
the road to Shaftesbury, and comprises by computation
5000 acres. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's
books at £25. 10. 5.; net income, £383; patron, the
Earl of Chichester: the glebe comprises 97 acres. The
church is an ancient structure, in the early and later
English styles. There are places of worship for Baptists
and Independents.
Danbury (St. John the Baptist)
DANBURY (St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the
union and hundred of Chelmsford, S. division of
Essex, 5½ miles (E. by S.) from Chelmsford; containing, with the hamlet of Runsell, and part of that of
Bicknacre, 1189 inhabitants. The name is contracted
from Danesbury, signifying the town or castle of the
Danes. On the summit of Danbury Hill is an ancient
encampment, about 680 yards in circumference; the
glacis-on the south side is still nearly 30 feet deep, and
the lines may be distinctly traced on the other sides. The
parish comprises 2624 acres, of which 300 are common
or waste: it occupies an elevated situation, commanding
fine views, and the general scenery is varied; the soil,
though in some parts light and gravelly, is in others of
the richest quality. An estate partly in this parish and
partly in the parish of Sandon has just been purchased
for the residence of the Bishop of Rochester, in lieu of
the palace at Bromley, Kent, which is not now within
the limits of the see: the cost was £24,700. A fair is
held on the 29th of May. The living is a rectory, valued
in the king's books at £20, and in the gift of Sir B. W.
Bridges, Bart.: the tithes have been commuted for
£569, and the glebe contains 22 acres, with a glebe-house. In 1402, the body of the church, and part of the
chancel, were destroyed by lightning; and in Feb. 1750,
the upper part of the spire was struck down by a like
cause. The interior contains many ancient and interesting monuments, and in the walls are several niches, in
two of which are effigies of Knights Templars, curiously
carved in wood. From the summit of the tower is a
remarkably fine panoramic view. There is a place of
worship for Wesleyans.
Danby
DANBY, a parish, in the union of Guisborough,
E. division of the liberty of Langbaurgh, N. riding of
York, 9½ miles (S. E.) from Guisborough; containing
1273 inhabitants. This place, which was formerly of
considerable importance, was granted by the Conqueror
to Robert de Brus, who held of the king in capite, and
who built a castle here; which, with the estate, remained with the family till the time of Henry III. The
parish forms part of the district called Cleveland, and
comprises by computation 13,860 acres, of which about
400 are woodland: a large tract consists of high moors,
and waste; and it includes the romantic dales of Great
and Little Fryup, and the hamlets of Ainthorpe and
Castleton, at the former of which an ancient stone bridge
crosses the river Esk. The general appearance of the
parish is rather barren, though much has been effected
in the way of improvement; the vale produces good
crops, and numerous flocks of sheep are pastured upon
the common lands. Coal-mines are wrought, and there
are several fine freestone-quarries. An act was passed
in 1846, for extending the Whitby and Pickering railway to Castleton, a distance of 10½ miles. A market is
held every Friday in that hamlet. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of Viscount Downe, lord
of the manor, and has a net income of £96: the church
is a plain structure built about fifty years since, by a
parish rate. There are three places of worship for Wesleyans, and one for the Society of Friends; and of several schools, two have small endowments. On a neighbouring hill are the ruins of Danby Castle, an edifice of
uncertain antiquity, though supposed to be that built by
Robert de Brus; and on the moors are a number of
tumuli.
Danby-Wiske
DANBY-WISKE, a parish, in the union of Northallerton, wapentake of Gilling-East, N. riding of
York; containing, with the chapelry of Yafforth, 546
inhabitants, of whom 368 are in the township of Danby-Wiske, 4 miles (N. W.) from Northallerton. The township comprises by computation 3247a. 2r.: the village
is pleasantly situated on the western bank of the river
Wiske; and the York and Newcastle railway passes
within a quarter of a mile. The living is a rectory,
valued in the king's books at £9. 3. 11½., and in the patronage of the Rev. Edwards Cust, incumbent, with a
net income of £450: the glebe consists of 202 acres.
The church is an ancient fabric, with a tower at the west
end. At Yafforth is a chapel of ease.
Dane-Bridge
DANE-BRIDGE, an ecclesiastical parish, partly in
the parish of Davenham, and partly in the parochial
chapelry of Witton, parish of Great Budworth, union
and hundred of Northwich, S. division of the county
of Chester, 1 mile (S.) from Northwich; containing
about 2300 inhabitants, of whom 1400 are in the Davenham portion. This place is about seven furlongs in
length and two in width; and with the exception of a
few acres, the whole is built upon: the river Weaver
forms a boundary on the west, and the Dane river on
the east; and the road from Northwich to Middlewich
passes through. The surrounding country is very beautiful, and studded with the handsome seats of various
noblemen and gentlemen. The manufacture of salt is
carried on. Dane-Bridge was constituted a district in
April, 1846, and a parish in 1847, under the act of 6th
and 7th Victoria, cap. 37: the living is a perpetual
curacy, in the gift of the Crown and the Bishop of
Chester, alternately; net income, £150. The church,
which was built in the latter year, at a cost of between
£2000 and £3000, is in the decorated style, and contains 600 sittings. There are places of worship for
Calvinists, Ranters, and Wesleyans.
Dane-End
DANE-END, a hamlet, partly in the parish of
Great Munden, but chiefly in that of Little Munden, union of Ware, hundred of Broadwater, county
of Hertford; containing 175 inhabitants.
Danthorpe
DANTHORPE, a township, in the parish of Humbleton, union of Skirlaugh, Middle division of the
wapentake of Holderness, E. riding of York, 10½ miles
(E. N. E) from Hull; containing 43 inhabitants. This
place, in Domesday book called Danetorp, was at an
early period the property of a family of the same name;
the Wrights and Thorps afterwards possessed it, and in
1753 it passed to the Countess of Coventry. St. John's
College, Cambridge, has an estate of above 100 acres.
The entire township comprises about 720 acres.
Darenth (St. Margaret)
DARENTH (St. Margaret), a parish, in the union
of Dartford, hundred of Axton, Dartford, and Wilmington, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, W. division of
Kent, 2 miles (S. E. by S.) from Dartford; containing,
with part of the hamlet of South Darenth, 698 inhabitants. The parish derives its name from the river Darent, on which it is situated. It comprises 2188 acres,
of which about 350 are woodland, and 57 common or
waste; the soil has mostly a substratum of chalk, but
in some parts is of a gravelly quality. The Darent
abounds with trout, and in its course through the parish
contributes variety to the scenery, which embraces many
romantic features. The living is a discharged vicarage,
valued in the king's books at £9. 18. 11½.; net income,
£339; patrons and appropriators, the Dean and Chapter of Rochester. The church is principally in the early
English style, and possesses several interesting specimens of the period of its erection, particularly the font,
which has attracted much attention. There are vestiges
of various tumuli, or barrows; also some remains of the
monastery of St. Margaret, founded by the Prior of
Rochester, to whom the manor was given by Archbishop
Hubert, in 1195.
Darenth, South
DARENTH, SOUTH, a hamlet, in the parishes of
Darenth and Horton-Kirby, union of Dartford,
hundred of Axton, Dartford, and Wilmington, lathe
of Sutton-at-Hone, W. division of Kent; containing
195 inhabitants.
Daresbury
DARESBURY, a chapelry, in the parish and union
of Runcorn, hundred of Bucklow, N. division of the
county of Chester; containing 2162 inhabitants, of
whom 184 are in the township of Daresbury, 5½ miles
(N.E.) from Frodsham. The chapelry consists of the townships of Acton-Grange, Daresbury, Hatton, Kekewick,
Moore, Newton-by-Daresbury, Preston-on-the-Hill, and
Walton Superior. The area of the township of Daresbury
is 531 acres; the soil is sandy. The road from Chester
to Warrington, and the Liverpool and Birmingham railway pass through the chapelry, which has the advantage, also, of canal communication. The living is a perpetual curacy, with a net income of £175; patrons and
appropriators, the Dean and Canons of Christ-Church,
Oxford. The chapel, dedicated to All Saints, is said to
have been founded in the 11th century; it is a neat and
commodious edifice, and is distant about three miles
from the parish church; the parsonage is in Newtonby-Daresbury township. A school, founded in the reign
of Elizabeth, is endowed with land purchased by aid of
several benefactions, and subsequently exchanged for
other land, of the yearly value of £40.
Darfield (All Saints)
DARFIELD (All Saints), a parish, partly in the
wapentake of Staincross, and partly in the N. division
of that of Strafforth and Tickhill, W. riding of
York; comprising the chapelry of Worsbrough, and
the townships of Ardsley, Billingley, Darfield, Great and
Little Houghton, and Wombwell; and containing 7519
inhabitants, of whom 648 are in the township of Darfield, 5¼ miles (E. by S.) from Barnsley. This parish,
which comprises by computation 11,860 acres, is mainly
situated on the river Dearne, and on the road from
Barnsley to Doncaster. At Worsbrough are establishments for smelting iron-ore, and some foundries
for castings of various kinds, also a glass manufactory;
and on the banks of the Dearne and the Dove, which
both intersect the parish, are large corn-mills. The linen
manufacture is carried on to some extent, and handloom weaving affords employment to several of the inhabitants. The celebrated quarry called the Oaks, and the
quarry at Darfield, produce stone of excellent quality for
building, and likewise a stone of which much is made
into grindstones for the Sheffield manufacturers of cutlery. Facility of conveyance is afforded by the Dearne
and Dove canal and the Midland railway, on which last
is a station. The village is well built, and situated on a
lofty eminence between the Dearne and one of its tributary streams. The living comprises moieties; the first
a clerical rectory, valued in the king's books at
£53. 1. 8., and in the patronage of the Rev. H. Bowen
Cooke; and the second a discharged vicarage, valued at
£14. 11. 7., and in the patronage of Trinity College,
Cambridge, the impropriators. The impropriate tithes
have been commuted for £1299. 17. 5., and the rectorial
for £1291. 9. 5.; the impropriate glebe contains 27½
acres, and the rectorial 55½, and there are also 45 acres
of glebe attached to the vicarage. The rector and vicar
officiate alternately: the income of the latter is £200.
The church, situated on an eminence, is an ancient structure in the early and decorated English styles, with a
square embattled tower, and contains many elegant details and numerous monuments. A chapel at Houghton
is licensed by the archbishop, and divine service is regularly performed there by the rector and vicar alternately. The chapel of ease at Wombwell has been considerably enlarged; the chapel at Worsbrough has been
rebuilt, and a new church, parsonage-house, and schoolroom have been erected at Ardsley. There are places of
worship for dissenters.—See the articles on Worsbrough, Ardsley, &c.