Name | Leavening |
Alt names | Leavening | source: from redirect | | Alia Ledlinge | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 307 | | Ledlinge | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 307 | | Ledlinghe | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 307 |
Type | Township, Civil parish |
Coordinates | 54.051°N 0.813°W |
Located in | East Riding of Yorkshire, England ( - 1974) |
Also located in | Yorkshire, England | | North Yorkshire, England (1974 - ) |
See also | Acklam, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | ancient parish of which it was a township | | Buckrose Wapentake, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | wapentake in which it was located | | Norton Rural, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | rural district in which the parish was situated | | Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England | administrative district covering the area since 1974 |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
Leavening has been since 1974 a village and a civil parish in the Ryedale District in North Yorkshire, south of Malton and about 12 miles from the city of York.
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Prior to the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974, Leavening was located in Norton Rural District. It was made a civil parish in 1866. Historically, it was located in the ecclesiastical parish of Acklam in the Buckrose Wapentake.
Research Tips
- GENUKI on Leavening.
- A Vision of Britain through Time on Leavening.
- The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Acklam provides a list of useful resources for the local area.
- A Vision of Britain through Time provides links to three maps of the East Riding, produced by the United Kingdom Ordnance Survey, illustrating the boundaries between the civil parishes and the rural districts at various dates. These maps all expand to a scale that will illustrate small villages and large farms or estates.
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- For a discussion of where to find Archive Offices in Yorkshire, see GENUKI.
- Yorkshire has a large number of family history and genealogical societies. A list of the societies will be found on the Yorkshire, England page.
Categories: East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Leavening, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Buckrose Wapentake, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Norton Rural, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England | North Yorkshire, England
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