| Name | Molescroft |
| Type | Township, Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 53.85°N 0.44°W |
| Located in | East Riding of Yorkshire, England ( - 1974) |
| Also located in | Yorkshire, England | | Humberside, England (1974 - 1996) | | East Riding of Yorkshire, England (1996 - ) |
| See also | Harthill Wapentake, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | wapentake in which it was located | | Beverley St. John, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | ancient parish of which it was a township | | Beverley Rural, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | rural district in which Molescroft was located 1894-1974 | | Beverley St. John, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | parish in town of Beverley of which Molescroft was a part in the 19th century |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
Molescroft is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north of Beverley town centre and adjoins its northern border.
Molescroft became a civil parish in 1866, but ecclesiastically it is still an associated church of the ecclesiastical parish of Beverley St. John's, the cathedral or minster of Beverley. Civil registrations are under the the Beverley Registration District (1837-1930) and under Holderness District since 1931.
Research Tips
- GENUKI lists the whereabouts and dates for the ecclesiastical registers for Beverley St. John. The GENUKI page gives numerous references to local bodies providing genealogical assistance.
- A Vision of Britain through Time on Molescroft.
- The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Beverley St. John provides a list of useful resources for the local area.
Categories: East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Molescroft, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Harthill Wapentake, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Beverley St. John, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Beverley Rural, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Humberside, England |
