England
& Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThe parish Rokeby lies in the extreme north of Yorkshire forming part of the border with neighbouring County Durham, here formed by the River Tees. Rokeby is located about 3 miles southeast of the Durham market town of Barnard Castle and sits less than a half mile north of the busy A66 trans-Pennine route connecting the A1 at Scotch Corner with the Cumbrian town of Penrith. Rokeby parish is dominated by the grounds of Rokeby Park, an estate parish where most land was held by a single landowner and inbound migration was restricted so a distinct village did not arise. The estate has a picturesque setting between the twin rivers of Tees and Greta and standing above their confluence. The grounds are dominated by Rokeby Hall, a Palladian style house of the early 18th century. The local economy would have been dominated by the affairs of the satate being predominantly pastoral in nature. The Tees drains the parish eastwards reaching the North Sea through its estuary. Rokeby is sited at around 130 metres above the sea but land rises steadily westwards onto the Pennines quickly reaching 311 metres within 2 or 3 miles. Rokeby parish was not extensive by northern standards, covering just over 1,100 acres it was more reminiscent of a lowland rural parish in extent, that acreage would have supported a population of just over 150 parishioners. In Domesday times Rokeby, sitting almost on the northern edge of that book's coverage, was held by Count Alan of Brittany but was described as "waste" with potential only for a pair of ploughs. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 |
23rd May 1754 - 13th May 1812 |
Durham County Record Office - Reference - RP/Rok/1/4 |
Plain, ruled & margined book containing combined Banns
& Marriages |
Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low
likelihood of misreads |
None |
2 | 25th October 1813 - 27th May 1837 | Durham County Record Office - Reference - RP/Rok/1/5 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
Startforth
Holy Trinity
Gainford St Mary, Durham |
Gainford
St Mary, Durham
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Wycliffe
St Mary
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Brignall
St Mary
Barningham St Michael |
Wycliffe
St Mary
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