Lockton, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire Yorkshire Parishes K-R  North Riding  Lockton



Parish History
Lockton St Giles was a former chapelry of Middleton with Cropton and Lockton, Yorkshire

The village and civil parish of Lockton is in the Ryedale District of North Yorkshire.

The Parish church of St Giles dates from the 15th century.The church of St Giles, Back Lane Lockton has been designated a grade II listed building British listed building

The history of the village and neighbouring Levisham may be found Lockton and Levisham Heritage Group

A gazetteer entry: Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 126-129. here

Church records
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Pickering Poor Law Union, Yorkshire

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
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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