Name | Carperby cum Thoresby |
Alt names | Carperby-cum-Thoresby | source: hyphenated | | Carperby | source: village in parish | | High Thoresby | source: hamlet in parish | | Low Thoresby | source: hamlet in parish |
Type | Township, Civil parish |
Coordinates | 54.305°N 1.988°W |
Located in | North Riding of Yorkshire, England ( - 1974) |
Also located in | North Yorkshire, England (1974 - ) | | Yorkshire, England |
See also | Aysgarth, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | ancient parish of which it was a township | | Hang West Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | wapentake in which it was located | | Aysgarth Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | rural district of which it was a part 1894-1974 | | Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England | municipal district of which it has been a part since 1974 |
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Carperby cum Thoresby is a civil parish in the Richmondshire District of North Yorkshire, England. The parish contains the village of Carperby and the hamlets of High Thoresby and Low Thoresby. It is situated north of Aysgarth and the main village of Carperby is 22.8 miles (36.7 km) west of the county town of Northallerton. The population at the 2011 UK census was 200.
At the time of the Norman invasion (1066) the manor was the possession of Thor and afterwards granted to Enisant Musard by Count Alan of Brittany to whom it had been given by the Crown. Thereafter the lands became one of many feudal tenures that belonged to the constables of Richmond. The Lascelles family held the manor here during the 13th century, with the exception of a small area held by the Thoresby family after whom the hamlets in the parish are named. During the 14th century, the manor was tenured to the Wauton family of Masham and by 1421 had passed to the Scrope family of nearby Castle Bolton, whose descent it followed thereafter.
In the centre of Carperby there is a high-stepped cross dated 1674 indicating that Carperby once had a market. The charter for the market was granted in 1305 for weekly markets and fairs on St. James' Day in July and St. Andrew's Day in November.
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There was a Wesleyan Chapel erected here in 1826. The Friends Meeting House was erected in 1864 and signifies the importance of Quakerism in Wensleydale at that time. Both are now private residences. The village had a school for over 100 years until its closure in 1962.
Prior to the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974, Carperby cum Thoresby was in the Aysgarth Rural District of the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1894. Historically it was a township in the ancient or ecclesiastical parish of Aysgarth in the wapentake of Hang West.
Research Tips
- GENUKI on Carperby cum Thoresby. The GENUKI page gives numerous references to local bodies providing genealogical assistance.
- A Vision of Britain through Time on Carperby cum Thoresby.
- The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Aysgarth provides a list of useful resources for the local area.
Categories: North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Carperby cum Thoresby, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Aysgarth, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Hang West Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Aysgarth Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England
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