| Description | Includes chapters on Ouse and Derwent Wapentake, Dunnington including Grimston, Elvington, Escrick including Deighton, Fulford includes Gate Fulford and Water Fulford, Hemingbrough including Barlby, Brackenholme with Woodhall including Babthorpe and Hagthorpe, Cliffe with Lund includes Turnham Hall and Newhay, South Duffield, Menthorpe with Bowthorpe and Osgodby, Heslington, Naburn, Riccall, Skipwith including North Duffield, Stillingfleet including Kelfield, Moreby, Thorganby including West Cottingwith, Wheldrake includes Langwith and Waterhouses, Harthill Wapentake (Wilton Beacon division), Allerthorpe including Waplington, Barmby Moor, Catton including High and Low Catton and Stamford Bridge East, Kexby, Scoreby and Stamford Bridge West, Fangfoss, Full Sutton, Sutton upon Derwent, Thornton including Melbourne and Storwood and Wilberfoss including Newton upon Derwent
The chapters cover the general history of the development of the parish, manors and estates, economic history, local government, church, Roman Catholicism, Protestant nonconformity, education and charities
Includes illustrations of Hemingbrough church 1974, Moreby Hall 1968, Escrick Hall 1968, Escrick church 1972, Elvington church 1972, remains of Loftsome Bridge 1973, Ings Bridge at Wheldrake 1963, railway viaduct at Stamford Bridge 1974, former malting at Cliffe 1973, old chicory kiln at Dunnington 1973, coach house and stables of Thorganby Hall 1972, Manor Farm at Kexby 1973, Oak Farm Wood at Lund 1974, Dunnington village 1972, University of York at Heslington c.1970, Bell Hall at Naburn 1972, Riccall Old Vicarage 1973, Skipwith church 1973, drawing of Riccall church c.1862, Stillingfleet church, bridge and town greens 1974, Allerthorpe village street 1974, drawing of Thicket Priory by the architect, Heslington Hall 1847, Thorganby church 1972, Wheldrake church 1974, Holmes House in South Duffield 1974, Barmby Moor House and Barmby Manor 1974, Elvington Bridge 1972, Kexby Bridge 1972, Walbut Lock at Thornton 1974, former railway stations at Thorganby and Fangfoss 1974, former watermill at Stamford Bridge 1974, disused water mill and Elvington Lock at Sutton upon Derwent 1968, Stillingfleet church south doorway 1972 and fragment of 11th century cross shaft at Sutton upon Derwent
Includes maps of the wapentake of Ouse and Derwent, Escrick c.1600, growth plan of Escrick Hall, Deighton 1619, Hemingbrough parish c.1915, Hemingbrough church, Heslington c.1850, Naburn 1739, Skipwith 1769, North Duffield 1760, Harthill Wapentake (Wilton Beacon division), Catton and Stamford Bridge 1616, Thornton 1616, Wilberfoss and Newton upon Derwent 1755 |