Pannal, Yorkshire Genealogy

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Parish History
PANNALL (St. Robert of Knaresborough), a parish, in the Lower division of the wapentake of Claro,W. riding of York, 3½ miles (S.) from Harrogate, on the road to Leeds; containing 1413 inhabitants. The parish includes Low Harrogate, and comprises 4628 acres,of which about two-thirds are meadow and pasture, and the remainder, with the exception of about 200 acres of plantation, good arable land; the surface is undulated, and the scenery beautifully varied. On Harlow Hill is an observatory, erected in 1830, by Mr. John Thompson,and commanding an extensive view. There are several handsome seats in the parish and its vicinity, among which are Pannall Hall; Moor Park, surrounded with thriving plantations; Beckwith House, in a richly wooded demesne; and Rosehirst, finely situated on aneminence. The district for some miles round presents desirable sites for residences. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £5. 5.; net income, £240; patron and incumbent, the Rev. Thomas Simpson. The church is an ancient structure in the early English style, with a square tower; the nave was rebuilt in 1772. A district church has been erected at Low Harrogate. There are places of worship for Wesleyans; and a school built in 1818. On the estate of Mr. Wright, of Beckwith House, a spring, similar to the Sulphur well at Harrogate, has been discovered a short distance west of the observatory; and within a few yards is another fine spring, similar in quality to the old spa at the south-east corner of Harrogate heath.

From: Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 531-535. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51203 Date accessed: 22 September 2011..

Civil Registration
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Church records
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This ancient parish was created before 1813, Church of England records began in 1585.

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Census records
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Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Yorkshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
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