Parish records of Sancton

Includes register of baptisms, 1717-1896; register of marriages, 1538-1548, 1625-1659, 1717-1739, 1755-1836; register of burials, 1608-1624, 1641-1670, 1717-1791, 1792-1915; register of banns, 1823-1836; register of services, 1953-1972.

The existence of a church at Sancton was recorded in Domesday in the eleventh century, although the present church dates to the twelfth. The moiety of the rectory was divided into two until 1251, when it was consolidated into one by Walter Grey, Archbishop of York, and the patronage granted to the Priory of Watton. It was approrpiated to them, and a vicarage was ordained there, in 1310.
The parish church, which is dedicated to All Saints, has an unusual octagonal lantern tower which was added in the fifteenth century. The whole church was rebuilt between 1869 and 1871 by architects J. B. and W. Atkinson of York, although it retains its tower and other original features.
The living was augmented through Queen Anne’s Bounty in 1745, 1756, 1792 and 1830.
The parish historically included North Cliffe, Houghton and Hessleskew Grange, although North Cliffe formed its own parish in the late nineteenth century.
Today the church remains in use.

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The archive was transferred to the Borthwick Institute from East Riding Record Office in 1998.

The existence of a church at Sancton was recorded in Domesday in the eleventh century, although the present church dates to the twelfth. The moiety of the rectory was divided into two until 1251, when it was consolidated into one by Walter Grey, Archbishop of York, and the patronage granted to the Priory of Watton. It was approrpiated to them, and a vicarage was ordained there, in 1310.
The parish church, which is dedicated to All Saints, has an unusual octagonal lantern tower which was added in the fifteenth century. The whole church was rebuilt between 1869 and 1871 by architects J. B. and W. Atkinson of York, although it retains its tower and other original features.
The living was augmented through Queen Anne’s Bounty in 1745, 1756, 1792 and 1830.
The parish historically included North Cliffe, Houghton and Hessleskew Grange, although North Cliffe formed its own parish in the late nineteenth century.
Today the church remains in use.

A typescript finding aid, to file level, is available for consultation in the searchroom of the Borthwick Institute. This includes all material received up to and including 1998.

Registers of christenings, 1717-1896, marriages, 1538-1836, burials, 1608-1915, and banns, 1823-1836, are also available on microfilm at the Borthwick Institute (References: MF 1803, 149).
Our collection of parish baptism, marriage and burial registers has been digitised by both Ancestry and Find My Past. Copies of digitised records can be viewed online on Ancestry or Find My Past, as part of larger UK-wide parish registers datasets. You can find out more about these record sets, and how to find our registers, here: https://borthcat.york.ac.uk/index.php/are-you-looking-for-parish-registers.

Created by S. A. Shearn, 02.03.16.

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