Name | Osgodby (near Selby) |
Alt names | Ansgotebi | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 308 | | Ansgotesbi | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 308 |
Type | Village, Former parish |
Coordinates | 53.785°N 1.016°W |
Located in | East Riding of Yorkshire, England ( - 1974) |
Also located in | Yorkshire, England | | North Yorkshire, England (1974 - ) |
See also | Riccal Rural, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | rural district in which Osgodby was situated 1894-1935 | | Derwent Rural, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | rural district in which Osgodby was situated 1935-1974 | | Selby District, North Yorkshire, England | administrative district of which Osgodby has been a part since 1974 |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
Osgodby is a village now in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, 2 miles (3.2 km) from the town of Selby.
Its sister village is Barlby, which lies directly to the west and with which it has, since 1974, formed the civil parish of Barlby with Osgodby.
From 1894 until 1935, Osgodby was located in Riccal Rural District. In 1935 the Riccal Rural District was abolished and its place was taken by Derwent Rural District which administered the local area until the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974. Since 1974, Osgodby has been in the Selby District of North Yorkshire.
Historically, Osgodby was in the ecclesiastical parish of Hemingbrough in the wapentake of Ouse and Derwent.
Research Tips
- GENUKI on Osgodby. The GENUKI page gives numerous references to local bodies providing genealogical assistance.
- The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Hemingbrough provides a list of useful resources for the local area.
- British History Online has an article from the Victoria County Histories on Osgodby
- A Vision of Britain through Time on Osgodby.
- 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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