Place:Wharram, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

source: Family History Library Catalog

In 1935, the civil parishes of Raisthorpe and Burdale, Wharram le Street, and Wharram Percy were merged into the single civil parish of Wharram.

Prior to the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974, Wharram was located in Norton Rural District. Historically, there were two ecclesiastical parishes of Wharram Percy and Wharram le Street in the Buckrose Wapentake.

It would appear that since the re-organization, the name of the parish has reverted to Wharram-le-Street. (source: Wikipedia)

Research Tips

• GENUKI on Wharram Percy.
• GENUKI on Wharram le Street.
• A Vision of Britain through Time on Wharram le Street.
• The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Wharram Percy, and the FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Wharram le Street provide lists of useful resources for the local area.
• 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.

• Ordnance Survey 1888. The "Sanitary Districts (which preceded the rural districts).
• Ordnance Survey 1900 The rural districts, not long after their introduction.
• Ordnance Survey 1944. The rural districts after the revisions of 1935.

• For a discussion of where to find Archive Offices in Yorkshire, see GENUKI.
• Yorkshire has a large number of family history and genealogical societies. A list of the societies will be found on the Yorkshire, England page.