Nidd, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire   West RidingYorkshire Parishes K-R  Nidd

Parish History
NIDD, a parish, in the liberty of Ripon, W. riding of York, 1½ mile (E.) from Ripley; containing 114 inhabitants. This parish is bounded on the south by the river Nidd, and comprises 1013a. 2r. 24½p., of which 450 acres are arable, 465 meadow and pasture, and the remainder wood and plantations. The surface is gently undulated, and the prevailing scenery pleasingly rural: the soil varies greatly; the pastures and meadows, with the exception only of a few acres, are luxuriantly rich, but a considerable portion of the arable land is cold, and produces indifferent crops. Nidd Hall, the seat of the ancient family of Trappes, was purchased, together with the estate, about the year 1830, from Francis Michael Trappes, Esq., by Benjamin Rawson, Esq. The village is situated on the road from Knaresborough to Pateley-Bridge. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £3. 6. 10½., and in the patronage of the Crown, in right of the duchy of Lancaster; net income, £96; appropriators, the Dean and Chapter of Ripon Cathedral. The church is a ver yancient structure.

From: Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 415-416. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51180 Date accessed: 20 September 2011.

Civil Registration
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Church records
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This ancient parish (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1666.

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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.

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