Place:Eldmire with Crakehill, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameEldmire with Crakehill
Alt namesElmire-with-Crakehillsource: spelling variation
Elmire with Crakehillsource: spelling variation
Eldmiresource: hamlet in parish
Elmiresource: spelling variation
Crakehillsource: hamlet in parish
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Coordinates54.156°N 1.344°W
Located inNorth Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inYorkshire, England    
North Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
See alsoTopcliffe (near Thirsk), North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandancient parish of which it was part
Birdforth Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandwapentake in which it was located
Thirsk Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandrural district in which it was situated 1894-1974
Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, Englandadministrative district covering the area since 1974
NOTE: Do not confuse the hamlet of Crakehill described here with the civil parish of Crakehall, about 11 miles southwest, also in the Hambleton District, but formerly in Bedale Rural District and Hang East Wapentake.


Eldmire with Crakehill (#10 on map) was originally a township in the ancient parish of Topcliffe (near Thirsk) (#48) in the Birdforth Wapentake of the North Riding of Yorkshire.

Eldmire with Crakehill was made a civil parish in 1866 and in 1894 it became part of the Thirsk Rural District. Since 1974 it has been in North Yorkshire, specifically within the Hambleton District.

the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Eldmire with Crakehill is a village and civil parish which, since 1974, has been located in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the parish was estimated at 30 in 2013.

There is no village in the parish. The parish consists of a number of scattered houses and farms, including the hamlets of Eldmire and Crakehill on the east bank of the River Swale. Crakehill was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 (as "Crecala"). It was joined with the manor of Eldmire (also spelt Elmire) from at least the early 14th century.

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This is by far the most complete history of the parishes of the North Riding to be found online. The volumes are divided into sections by wapentake (early divisions of the county) and the parishes within each wapentake follow in alphabetical order. The links above open to the indexes covering all the wapentakes in the volume.
  • GENUKI has a page on all three ridings of Yorkshire and pages for each of the ancient or ecclesiastical parishes in the county. Under each ancient parish there is a list of the settlements (townships and chapelries) within it and brief description of each. Many of these secondary settlements became civil parishes during the latter half of the 19th century.
These notes are 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, but 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. 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 North 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 which also include historical population and area statistics. Descriptions provided are usually based on a gazetteer of 1870-72.
  • Map of the North Riding divisions in 1888 produced by UK Ordnance Survey and provided online by A Vision of Britain through Time
  • Map of North Riding divisions in 1944 produced by UK Ordnance Survey and provided online by A Vision of Britain through Time
  • Another provider of maps is the National Library of Scotland. In this index the Scottish provision precedes the English one, but the choice of maps for England is still quite vast.
  • 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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