England
& Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index
Marriages
1754 - 1837
Middlesmoor St Chad
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England
& Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThe chapelry of Middlesmoor, its mother parish being Kirkby Malzeard, lies on the northern edges of the West Riding of Yorkshire forming a lengthy stretch of the border with the North Riding in western, central Yorkshire. Middlesmoor is located roughly 15 miles west of the city of Ripon and stands close to the very western ends of Nidderdale, high in the Pennine Hills. The closest numbered road to Middlesmoor is the B6265 which links Ripon with Skipton, but from Pateley Bridge a narrow mountain lane climbs Nidderdale to reach Middlesmoor. There are actually 3 small communities that make up the settlement, Middlesmoor, itself, high on a ridge above the valley and reached by a steep climb, whilst in the shelter of the valley sits the equally sized Lofthouse, the third settlement sits a half mile to the south within the valley of How Stean Brook, Stean little more than a hamlet. These upland settlements would have eked a living from a mixture pf high-altitude pastoral farming, sheep on the high moors with cattle in more sheltered valley settings. In addition quarrying for the local stone and for slate employed many, the area lacks the mineralisation of the lead-rich valleys further north. Today much more income is derived from activity-based tourism with hiking, fishing and grouse-shooting prominent local businesses. The River Nidd drains the chapelry southeastwards, passing through Knaresborough & York before joining with the other Dales rivers to reach the North Sea through the Humber Estuary. Middlesmoor is sited at 290 metres at St Chad's church but land continues rising steeply up the ridge to the majestic heights of Great Whernside, target for many a hiker, standing proud at 704 metres. Kirkby Malzeard is a vast parish and the chapelry of Middlesmoor despite being only a small proportion still covered an acreage of over 35,700 acres and supported a rather dispersed community of close to 1,250 parishioners. Middlesmoor is not mentioned in Domesday Book, here coverage ceases in the more bucolic lower valleys. |
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Chad's church stands on the very edge of a steep drop into Upper
Nidderdale commanding stupendous views across the upland
landscape. It is ironic, therefore, that St Chad is such a dull
church. The medieval version was demolished, it had been
consecrated in 1484, and replaced with a rather lifeless church in
the faux-Decorated style of the early 14th century. As this church
was not completed until 1866 it was not the venue either for these
marriages. The village has a small car park, highly recommended
given the narrowness of the local lanes and the frequent
encounters with livestock. The church is accessed east of the main
lane by a sloping and curving cobbled lane which heads behind
fronting properties to the churchyard with its precipitous drop
readily apparent. The sloping ground is the biggest impediment for
the photographer as there are few trees in this upland setting. |
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| Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
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20th May 1754 -23rd December 1799 |
North Yorkshire Record Office - Northallerton - Reference
- PR/MDM1/3 |
Standard preprinted and self-numbered combined Banns &
Marriage register with 4 entries per page |
Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low
likelihood of misreads |
None |
| 2 | 6th January 1800 - 31st December 1812 | North Yorkshire Record Office - Northallerton - Reference - PR/MDM1/5 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered combined Banns & Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of
misreads |
None |
| 3 | 19th April 1813 - 24th May 1837 | North Yorkshire Record Office - Northallerton - Reference - PR/MDM1/7 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of
misreads |
None |
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Masham St Mary
Kirkby Malzeard St Andrew |
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Kirkby
Malzeard St Andrew
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Pateley
Bridge St Mary
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