Place:Carlton (near Snaith), West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameCarlton (near Snaith)
Alt namesCarltonsource: shortened form
Carlton juxta Snaithsource: latinized
Carletonsource: A Vision of Britain Through Time
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Coordinates53.71°N 1.0225°W
Located inWest Riding of Yorkshire, England
Also located inNorth Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
Yorkshire, England    
See alsoSnaith and Cowick, West Riding of Yorkshire, EnglandSnaith was the ancient parish in which it was a township
Barkston Ash Wapentake, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandearly county division in which it was located
Selby Rural, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandrural district 1894-1974
Selby District, North Yorkshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
NOTE: There are at least ten places named Carlton in the three ridings of Yorkshire, England. Some may have been given another name in some sources. Every attempt has been made to redirect these.
PlacenameType of PlaceRural District, RidingPost 1974 District, Admin County
Carltonhamlet in parish of HelmsleyHelmsley, North RidingRydale District, North Yorkshire
Carlton in Clevelandcivil parishStokesley Rural, North RidingHambleton District, North Yorkshire
Carlton Town (near Leyburn)civil parishLeyburn, North RidingRichmondshire District, North Yorkshire
Carlton (near Snaith)civil parish Selby, West RidingSelby District, North Yorkshire
Carlton (near Barnsley)civil parishBarnsley Rural & Barnsley Urban, West RidingBarnsley (metropolitan borough), South Yorkshire
Carlton Highdalecivil parishLeyburn, North RidingRichmondshire District, North Yorkshire
Carlton Husthwaitecivil parishEasingwold, North RidingHambleton District, North Yorkshire
Carlton Miniottcivil parishThirsk, North RidingHambleton District, North Yorkshire
Carleton in Wharfedalecivil parishBramhope and Carlton, West RidingCity of Leeds, West Yorkshire
Carltonhamlet in parish of Lofthouse with CarltonRothwell Urban, West RidingCity of Leeds, West Yorkshire


The following description from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 is provided by the website A Vision of Britain Through Time (University of Portmouth Department of Geography).

"CARLETON, or Carlton, a township-chapelry in Snaith parish, [West Riding of] Yorkshire; near the river Aire and the Goole railway, 2 miles N of Snaith. It has a post office under Selby. Acres: 3,070. Real property: £7,479. Population: 752. Houses: 183. The property is much subdivided. The living is a [perpertual] curacy in the diocese of York. Value: £168. Patron: the Rev. W. W. Ware. The church was built in 1863. There are a Roman Catholic chapel, a national school, and charities £25."
the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Carlton (near Snaith) was historically a township in the ancient and ecclesiastical parish of Snaith in the Barkston Ash Wapentake. Carlton was immediately north of the parish of Snaith. In 1894 it became the southernmost civil parish in the Selby Rural District in the West Riding. In 1974 it merged with the rest of Selby Rural District into the Selby District of the newly created administrative county of North Yorkshire.

The civil parish is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the town of Selby on the A1041 road. According to the 2011 UK census, Carlton parish had a population of 1,934.

Research Tips

  • British History Online (Victoria County Histories) do not cover the West Riding of Yorkshire
  • GENUKI has a page on all three ridings of Yorkshire and pages for each of the ecclesiastical parishes in the county. Under each parish there is a list of the settlements within it and brief description of each. The list is based on a gazetteer dated 1835 and there may have been a number of alterations to the parish setup since then. However, it is worthwhile information for the pre civil registration era. GENUKI provides references to other organizations who hold genealogical information for the local area. There is no guarantee that the website has been kept up to date and the submitter is very firm about his copyright. This should not stop anyone from reading the material.
  • The FamilyTree Wiki has a series of pages similar to those provided by GENUKI which may have been prepared at a later date from more recent data. The wiki has a link to English Jurisdictions 1851 which gives the registration district and wapentake for each parish, together with statistics from the 1851 census for the area.
  • A Vision of Britain through Time, Yorkshire West Riding, section "Units and Statistics" leads to analyses of population and organization of the county from about 1800 through 1974. There are pages available for all civil parishes, municipal boroughs and other administrative divisions. Descriptions provided are usually based on a gazetteer of 1870-72.
  • The above three maps indicate the boundaries between parishes, etc., but for a more detailed view of a specific area try a map from this selection. The oldest series are very clear at the third magnification offered. Comparing the map details with the GENUKI details for the same area is well worthwhile.
  • Yorkshire has a large number of family history and genealogical societies. A list of the societies will be found on the Yorkshire, England page.
  • In March 2018 Ancestry announced that its file entitled "Yorkshire, England: Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1873" has been expanded to include another 94 parishes (across the three ridings) and expected it to be expanded further during the year. The entries are taken from previously printed parish registers.
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