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KIRKBY-MALZEARD, a village, a township, and a sub-district, in Ripon district, and a parish partly also in Pately-Bridge district, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands 6 miles WNW of Ripon r. station, and has a postoffice, under Ripon. -The township comprises 3, 421 acres. Real property, £3, 301. Pop., 730. Houses, 184.—The sub-district contains also the townships of Laverton, Grewelthorpe, and Azerley in K. M. parish, and five townships of Ripon parish. Acres, 24, 600. Pop., 3, 269. Houses, 757. The parish, in addition to its four townships already named, contains the townships of Fountains-Earth, Down stonebeck, Upper Stonebeck, and Hartwith-with-Winsley in Pateley-Bridge district. Acres, 57, 040. Real property, £30, 604; of which £150 are in mines. Pop. in 1851, 4, 956; in 1861, 4, 680. Houses, 1, 007. The property, in many parts, is much subdivided. Mowbray Lodge, Azerley Hall, and Galphay Cottage are chief residences. A castle of the Mowbrays was in K. M. township. The living is a vicarage, united with the vicarage of Masham, in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £440.*-Patron, Trinity College, Cambridge. The church is old; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and contains an ancient font. The p. curacies of Grewelthorpe, Mickley, Dallaghill, Ramsgill, Middlesmoor, and Hartwith, are separate benefices. A mechanics' institute, an endowed school, and charities £150 are in K. M. township; and five churches, four dissenting chapels, several public schools and some charities are in the other townships.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Kirkby Malzeard, par., township, and vil., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire--par., 55,414 ac., pop. 4070; township, 3363 ac., pop. 616; vil., 6 miles NW. of Ripon; P.O., called Kirby Malzeard.

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LOFTHOUSE (HIGH and Low), two hamlets in Fountains-Earth township, Kirkby-Malzeard parish, W. R. Yorkshire; near the river Nidd, 8 miles N of Pateley-Bridge. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a charity school.

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LAVERTON, a township in Kirkby-Malzeard parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on a branch of the river Ure, 5½ miles WNW of Ripon. Acres, 6, 707. Real property, £2, 807. Pop., 387. Houses, 88.

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KESSMOOR, a hamlet in Grewelthorpe township, Kirkby-Malzeard parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 7½ miles WNW of Ripon.

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HARTWITH, a village and a parochial chapelry in Kirkby-Malzeard parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the river Nidd, adjacent to the Nidd Valley railway, near Daere-Banks r. station, 5 miles W of Ripley. The chapelry contains also the hamlets of Brimham, Braisty-Woods, and Winsley; and bears the name of Hartwith-with-Winsley. Post town, Ripley, under Leeds. Acres, 5, 470. Real property, £5, 651; of which £50 are in mines. Pop. in 1851, 1, 162; in 1861, 1, 227. Houses, 225. There are three chief landowners. Brimham Rocks, noticed in our article BRIMHAM, are very curious. Flax spinning is carried on. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £120.* Patron, alternately the Rev. D. R. Roundell and S. Swire, Esq. The church was rebuilt and enlarged in 1831. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, a free school, and charities £20.

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GREWELTHORPE, or GRAVELTHORPE, a village, a township, and a chapelry in Kirkby Malzeard parish, N. R. Yorkshire. The village stands near the river Ure, 3 miles S of Masham, and 7 W by S of Wath r. station; has picturesque environs; and is notable for cream cheese. The township includes also Kessmoor hamlet; and its post town is Masham, under Bedale. Acres, 3, 820. Real property, £4, 729. Pop., 541. house, 123. The property is much subdivided. Romantic scenery, with a series of cascades, and with armature of embellished grinnds and artificial structures, occurs at Hackfall, and attracts many visitors in the summer months. Stone is largely quarried. The chapelry is less extensive than the township, and was constituted in 18 48. Rated property, £2, 217. Pop., 483. house, 1 11. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £130. Patron, the Vicar of Masham and Kirkby Malzeard. The church is very good; and there is a Wesleyan chapel.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

GALPHAY, a hamlet in Azerley township, Kirkby-Malzeard parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 4¼ miles WNW of Ripon.

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FOUNTAINS-EARTH, a township in Kirkby-Malzeard parish, W. R. Yorkshire; between the rivers Skell and Nidd, 4¼ miles WSW of Ripon. It includes the hamlets of Sigsworth, Bowthwaite, and High and Low Lofthouse. Acres, 6, 833. Real property, £2, 872. Pop., 415. Houses, 84.

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DOWN-STONEBECK, a township in Kirkby-Malzeard parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 3 miles NW of Pateley-Bridge. It includes the village of Ramsgill. Acres, 12, 710. Real property, £3, 750. Pop., 400. Houses, 83.

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BOWTHWAITE, a hamlet in Fountains-Earth township, Kirkby-Malzeard parish, W. R. Yorkshire; in the vicinity of Ripon.

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AZERLEY, or Cozenley, a township in Kirkby-Malzeard parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on a head-stream of the river Ure, 4½ miles NW of Ripon. It includes the hamlets of Galphay and Mickley. Acres, 3,919. Real property, £3,901. Pop., 606. Houses, 147.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

STONEBECK (Upper), a township in Kirkby-Malzeard parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 8½ miles NW of Pateley-Bridge. Acres, 14,160. Real property, £3,593; of which £100 are in mines. Pop., 374. Houses, 73. See Middlesmoor.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

RAMSGILL, a village and a chapelry in Kirkby-Malzeard parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the river Nidd, 5 miles N W by N of Pateley-Bridge r.station; was the birth-place of Eugene Aram; and is picturesque. The chapelry was constituted in 1844; and its post town is Pateley-Bridge, under Leeds. Pop., 523. Houses, 106. Gowthwaite Hall is a chief residence. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £140.* Patron, the Vicar of Masham. The church was built in 1842, is in the pointed style, and has a tower.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

MIDDLESMOOR, a village and a chapelry in Kirkby-Malzeard parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on a hill, near the river Nidd, 8¾ &hr, miles NW of Pateley-Bidger. station; is in the township of Upper Stonebeck; and has a post office under Leeds, and a lamb and cattle fair on 14 Sept.—The chapelry extends beyond the township. Rated property, £5,917. Pop., 666. The property is divided among a few. The manor of Upper Stonebeck belongs to J. Yorke, Esq. The land is partly hilly, and is used chiefly for grazing. There are lead mines, many subterranean passages, and some stalactitic caverns. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £137. * Patron, the Vicar of Masham. The church is of the latter part of the 15th century, in good condition; consists of nave, N aisle, and chancel, with a tower; and was recently restored. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a free school.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

MICKLEY, a village and a chapelry in Kirkby-Malzeard parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the river Ure, amid romantic environs, 5½ miles NW of Ripon r. station; has a post office under Ripon; and is in the township of Azerley. The chapelry is less extensive than the township. Rated property, £530. Pop., 210 'T he property is subdivided. There is a large Mill. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £110.* Patron, the Vicar of Masham. The church is good; and there are a Wesleyan chapel, and a Church of England school.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

WINSLEY, a hamlet in Kirkby-Malzeard parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 5½ miles NW of Ripon.

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Down Stonebeck, township, Kirkby Malzeard par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles NW. of Pateley Bridge, 12,516 ac., pop. 331.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Galphay, hamlet with school, Kirkby Malzeard par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 4 m. NW. of Ripon; P.O.

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Kexmoor (or Kessmoor), hamlet, in par. and 2 miles NW. of Kirkby Malzeard, E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Mickley, eccl. dist. and vil., Kirkby Malzeard par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire - dist., pop. 365; vil., on river Ure, 5½ miles NW. of Ripon; P.O.

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Stonebeck, Upper, township, Kirkby Malzeard par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 8 miles NW. of Pateley Bridge, 12,505 ac., pop. 283; contains Middlesmoor vil.

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Summerbridge, hamlet, Kirkby Malzeard par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 2 m. W. of Ripley; P.O.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Laiths, Low, hamlet, Kirkby Malzeard par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles W. of Ripley.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Azerley, township and seat, Kirkby Malzeard par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 4½ miles NW. of Ripon, 4018 ac., pop. 683.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Bowthwaite, hamlet, Fountain's Earth township, Kirkby Malzeard par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Grewelthorpe, township and vil., Kirkby Malzeard par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 7 miles SW. of Wath ry. sta., 4521 ac., pop. 516; P.O.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Hartwith with Winsley, township, Kirkby Malzeard par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Nidd, 5 miles NW. of Ripley, 5360 ac., pop. 1062.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Stonebeck, Down, township, Kirkby Malzeard par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles NW. of Pateley Bridge, 12,516 ac., pop. 331; contains Ramsgill vil.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Dallagh Gill, or Dallowgill, eccl. dist., Kirkby Malzeard par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, pop. 227.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Laverton, township, Kirkby Malzeard par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on branch of river Ure, 5½ miles NW. of Kipon, 6697ac., pop. 305.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Lofthouse, High and Low, 2 hamlets, Kirkby Malzeard par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 8 miles N. of Pateley Bridge.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Fountains Earth, township, Kirkby Malzeard par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, between rivers Skell and Nidd, 4 miles SW. of Ripon, 6744 ac., pop. 322.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Middlesmoor, eccl. dist. and vil., Kirkby Malzeard par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire - dist., pop. 514; vil., 8½ miles NW. of Pateley Bridge; P.O.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

LAITHS (NEW), a hamlet in Hartwith-cum-Winsley chapelry, Kirkby-Malzeard parish, W. R. Yorkshire; near the river Nidd, 4 miles W of Ripley.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))