Old Byland, Scawton & Rievaulx - North Yorks

[Terry on a Rock]

Happy New Year to All;)

If anyone is researching this area of North Yorkshire, take a look at this site:

Home

It is packed with information on these villages and the surrounding farms, including hundreds of names, farm tenencies, hearth tax, census info - the list is endless.

Even if you have no interest in this part of Yorkshire, the site is still worth a visit. I particularly enjoyed the reading about some of the fines dished out by the local magistrates, such as the following:

Charles Rickaby for forceably making way over Charles Mason pasture ground into Ye parts and hinging a gate when there was never one before at Ye Parts. He was fined one shilling !!:o

Best wishes
Terry

[Jessbowbag]

Can I add it to the wiki Yorkshire page, Terry, please?

[Terry on a Rock]

Hi Jess

I don't think it's affected by copyright so there should be no prob.

Terry

[Snowdrops in Bloom]

We often drive through Rievaulx - it's not far along the road from us.

God's own country up here tha' knows!!

[Terry on a Rock]

Hi Snowdrops

My lot are from Raskelf & Sproxton. Will make the trip back there one day - (to find my roots as our Cousins across the pond say)

Terry

[Snowdrops in Bloom]

OH has played cricket against Raskelf - don't know which league they're in now though!!

If you need anything from Northallerton shout and next time I go I'll look for you.

[Terry on a Rock]

Appreciate your kind offer Snowdrops.

Terry