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From: "Steve Garton" <>
Subject: 1834 Commercial Directory (Bedale) Part 1
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 19:51:45 -0000




BEDALE, AISKEW AND NEIGHBOURHOODS,

Bedale, a small neat built market town, in the parish of its name, which is
partly in the eastern division of Hang wapentake, and partly in the
wapentake of Hallikeld, in the north riding, is 223 miles from London, 34
N.W. from York, 12 N. from Ripon, the like distance S. from Richmond, and 8
S.W. from Northallerton; situated on a little rivulet that discharges itself
into the Swale, near Gaterby, and near to the Roman causeway, called Leeming
Lane, leading from Richmond to Barnard Castle. The manufacture of linens and
carpets is carried on here to a limited extent. The neighbouring country is
noted for its breed of hunting and road horses; and the town derives
considerable advantage, and no trifling degree of consequence, from the many
seats of the nobility in the immediate neighbourhood; amongst these may be
enumerated Hornby castle, the seat of His Grace the Duke of Leeds; Newton
house, His Grace the Duke Cleveland; Bedale hall, Admiral Beresford;
Constable Burton, Marmaduke Wyvill, Esq.; Thornton hall, Sir Edward
Dodsworth, Bart.; Thorpe Perrow, Mark Millbank, Esq. &c.
The places of worship are the parish church, and chapels for methodists,
baptists, & Roman catholics. The church, which is dedicated to St. Gregory,
is a large and venerable structure, with a square embattled tower,
surmounted with pinnacles of great strength. Within the church are several
interesting monuments; amongst which is one to the memory of Sir Brian
Fitzalan, lord lieutenant of Scotland, in the reign of Edward 1, who
occupied a castle near the church, of which no traces remain. The living of
Bedale is a rectory, in the gift alternately of Miss Peirse and Miles
Stapleton, Esq., and incumbency of the Hon. & Rev. Thomas Monson. A free
grammar school, of ancient foundation, is here; also two national schools,
in which children of both sexes are instructed. The market day is Tuesday;
the fairs are Easter Tuesday, Whit-Tuesday, and July 5th and 6th, for horned
cattle, horses, sheep, leather and hardware; October 10th and 11th for
cattle, hogs and leather; and the last Monday but one before Christmas day
for horned cattle and sheep. By the parliamentary returns for 1821 the whole
parish of Bedale contained 2,631 inhabitants, and in 1831, 2,707, of which
last last number 1,266 were returned for the township.
Aiskew is a township and village, in that part of the parish of Bedale which
is in the eastern division of Hang wapentake, about half a mile N.E. from
Bedale. The township contains a chapel for Roman catholics, a free school
with a small endowment, and a population of 586 inhabitants.

Post Office, Bedale, Christopher Webster, Post Master.

Nobility, Gentry and Clergy,
Atkinson Mr. Henry, Market place
Barker Mr. William, Market place
Beresford Admiral Sir John P. Bedale hall
Braithwaite Mrs. Sarah, Aiskew
Carter Edward, esq. Theakston hall
Claridge John, esq. Jerveaux abbey
Clarke Rev. George Ford, Watlass
Clarke Major, Hermitage, Watlass
Cleveland His Grace the Duke of , Newton house
Coore Colonel Foster Lechmere, Scruton
Danby William, esq. Swinton park
Dinsdale Mr. William (coroner for the county) Aiskew
Dodsworth Sir Edward, bart. Thornton hall
Elsley Charles H. esq. Patrick Brompton
Elsley Rev., Burniston
Fothergill Mr. John, Aiskew
Gale Mrs. Hawxwell hall
Harker Mr. William, Aiskew
Harrison Mr. John, Aiskew
Hincks John, esq. Cowling hall
Hincks Thos. Cooper, esq. Firby hall
Hutton Timothy, esq. Clifton castle
Leeds His Grace the Duke of, Hornby castle
Milbank Mark, esq. Thorpe Perrow
Monson Rev. John Joseph Thomas, Rectory
Monson the Hon. & Rev. Thomas, Grange
Motley Mr. Thomas, Market place
Peirse Miss Marian, Bedale hall
Pullaine Mrs. Crakehall hall
Robson James, esq. Crakehall
Robson Thomas, esq. Holtby
Sherwood Rev. Joseph, Aiskew
Williamson the Misses Ann and Mary, Market place
Wyvill Rev. Edward, Fingal rectory
Wyvill Mamaduke, esq. Constable Burton hall

Academies & Schools,
Bailey Ann, Market place
Grammar school, Church yard, Naitby David, Aiskew
National school (boys') Market place, Thomas Fox, master
National school (girls') Market place, Martha Chadwick, mistress
Raven Jane, Fleece yard
Wilson Robert, Market place

Attorneys,
Glaister Henry Robt. Market place
Janson William Raper, Market place
Peacock William, Market place

Blacksmiths & Farriers,
Brown John, Christopher & Timothy, Sussex street
Fryer Joseph & John, Aiskew
Horner John, Wind

Booksellers,
Knowles William, Market place
Taylor Richard. (& printer) Market pl


Steve Garton
Corby,Northants.

Researching:
DUFFIN - Nafferton/Hull
HENNING - Hull
LEVETT - Hull
GARTON - Cranford, Northants
EADY - Northants



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