Directory of the North Riding of Yorkshire 1901

KIRBY MISPERTON, or Kirby-over-Carr, is a parish, township and village, 4 miles south-south-east from Pickering station, 4 west from Marishes Road station on the Malton and Whitby branch of the North Eastern Railway, 8 north from Malton and 9 south-west from Kirby Moorside, in the Whitby division of the Riding, Pickering Lyth West wapentake and petty sessional division, Pickering union, county court district of Malton, rural deanery of Malton, archdeaconry of Cleveland and diocese of York. The church of St. Laurence is an ancient building of stone, chiefly in the Perpendicular style, incorporating fragments of a more ancient edifice, and consists of chacel, nave, aisle, south porch and an embattled western tower with pinnacles containing 3 bells: there is a fine octagonal font and a low screen, lectern and choir stalls of Belgian carved oak: the stained east window is a memorial to Robert and Ann Tinall, of The Hall, and there is also a memorial widow to Wm. Brown and Anna Eliza, his wife, and three others: the restoration of the church, undertaken at different times, was completed, with the exception of the tower, in 1878, at a cost of £3,012: there are 280 sittings. The register dates from the year 1783, the earlier records having been burnt. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £439, including 130 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of the Earl of Feversham, and held since 1884 by the Ven. William Henry Hutchings M.A. of Hertford College, Oxford, archdeacon of Cleveland, rural dean of Malton and canon and prebendary of York. By an Order in Council, dated Dec. 30, 1885, the benefice of Kirby Misperton is charged with £25 yearly, payable to the incumbent of Bransdale-cum-Farndale. The Wesleyan chapel was built in 1864. There area few small charities. Kirby Misperton Hall, the residence of the Misses Tindall, is a building of stone standing in a park of 50 acres, which contains two lakes and is the property of John Tindall esq. of Kirkby Lonsdale, and Robert Tindall esq. of Leighton Buzzard, who are lords of the manor and principal landowners. The soil is chiefly loam; the subsoil is clay. The chief crops are wheat, barley and oats: the rotation is, fallow, wheat, seeds and oats, and there is a moderate extent of grass land. The area of the township is 1,786 acres of land and 5 of water; the rateable value, £1,988; the population in 1891 was 223 in the township and 804 in the parish.

Parish Clerk, Thomas Langford.

Post Office.—Benjamin Baker, sub-postmaster. Letters through Pickering arrive at 7.30 a.m.; dispatched at 5 p.m. Postal orders are issued here, but not paid. Pickering is the nearest money order & telegraph office, 4 miles distant

National School (mixed), erected in 1855, for 90 children; average attendance, 69; David G. Jones, master; Miss Violetta Lilley, assistant mistress

Carrier to Malton.—John Metcalf, sat.; & to Pickering daily, sat. excepted

Carriers between Kirby Moorside & Malton pass through Great Barugh

GREAT HABTON is a township and village in Kirby Misperton parish, 2 miles north from Amotherby station on the North Eastern railway, and 6 north from Malton, in Malton union. The church of St. Chad, opened Thursday, Feb. 7, 1884, is an edifice of red brick with stone dressings in the Gothic style, from designs by Mr.Hodson Fowler, architect, of Durham, and consists of chancel, nave, south porch and a western turret containing one bell: there are 100 sittings. There is a Wesleyan chapel. Robert Metcalf esq. of West Royd, Malton, who is lord of the manor, the Earl of Faversham and Henry W. Lesley esq. are the principal landowners. The soil is a rich loam and sandy; the subsoil, clay and sand. The chief crops are turnips, wheat, oats, and barley. The area is 948 acres of land and 3 of water; rateable value, £706; the population in 1901 was 131.

Post Office.—Miss Mary Hannah Lumley, sub-postmistress. Letters through Malton arrive at 8.25 a.m.; dispatched at 4 p.m. Postal orders are issued here, but not paid. Amotherby is the nearest money order & telegraph office 3 miles distant

British School, erected in 1857 & rebuilt & enlarged in 1895, for 45 children; average attendance, 41; William Gray, master

LITTLE HABTON is a township of Kirby Misperton, 2 miles north from Amotherby station and 5 north-west from Malton, in Malton union. Robert Metcalf esq. is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are Lord Headley and Abraham Farrer esq. The soil is a rich loam and sandy, mixed with clay; the subsoil, sand and clay. The chief crops are wheat, barley and oats. The area is 468 acres of land and 4 of water; rateable value, £326; the population in 1901 was 33.

Letters through Malton arrive at 10 a.m.; dispatched at 3 p.m. Amotherby is the nearest money order office & telegraph office

RYTON is a township and chapelry in Kirby Misperton parish, on the river Rye, 6 miles south from Pickering and 3 north from Malton in Malton union. The church of the Venerable Bede, erected in 1856, is a small and plain edifice of brick, consisting of chancel, knave and a western turret containing one bell, and has 100 sittings. There is a Wesleyan chapel. Mrs. Barstow is lady of the manor. The principal landowner is James Lund esq. of Malsis Hall, Crosshills, West Riding. The soil is loam, clay and sand; the subsoil is loam and clay. The crops are wheat, oats, barley and turnips. The area is 2,309 acres of land and 15 of water; rateable value £1,405; the population in 1891 was 167.

Lund forest is a name given to part of this township.

Sexton Chales Harper.

etters arrive from Malton at 8 a.m. The nearest money order & telegraph office is at Malton, 2 miles distant

Wall Letter Box cleared at 8 a.m. & 4.45 p.m.