Darrington, Yorkshire Family History Guide

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Darrington is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire.

Other places in the parish include: Wentbridge, Stapleton with Wentbridge, Stapleton near Pontefract, Stapleton, Darrington Leys, Darrington with Darrington Leys, Cridling Stubbs, and Criding Stubbs.

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1567
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1599

Nonconformists include: Roman Catholic and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Darrington Parish Registers

Yorkshire Darrington Parish Register, 1567-1812

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

DARRINGTON, a township and a parish in Pontefract district, W. R. Yorkshire. The township lies adjacent to the Knottingley and Doncaster railway, 2 miles S of Knottingley r. station, and 3 SE of Pontefract; and includes the hamlet of Darrington Leys. Real property, £4, 028. Pop., 114. Houses, 120.

The parish contains also the township of Stapleton; and its post town is Knottingley, under Normanton. Acres, 4, 820. Real property, £5, 264. Pop., 744. Houses, 143. The property is divided among a few. Darrington Hall is the seat of the Right Hon. J. Parker. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £512. Patron, the Archbishop of York. The church is good; and there are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £8.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Maps

Old maps of Britain and Europe from A Vision of Britain Through Time

Administration

  • County: Yorkshire
  • Civil Registration District: Pontefract
  • Probate Court: Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
  • Diocese: York
  • Rural Deanery: New Ainsty
  • Poor Law Union: Great Preston Gilbert Union
  • Hundred: Osgoldcross
  • Province: York