This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter ix. birkin. Birkin is situated on the north bank of the River Aire, about four miles north-east of Knottingley, in the wapentake of Barkstone Ash, honor of Pontefract, and Diocese of York. It consists of the townships of Birkin, Haddlesey, West Haddlesey, Chapel Haddlesey, where is a small ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter ix. birkin. Birkin is situated on the north bank of the River Aire, about four miles north-east of Knottingley, in the wapentake of Barkstone Ash, honor of Pontefract, and Diocese of York. It consists of the townships of Birkin, Haddlesey, West Haddlesey, Chapel Haddlesey, where is a small Chapel of ease, Hirst Courtney, and Temple Hurst where the Knights Templars had a preceptory. The whole parish contains 5890 acres. It is thus described in the Domesday survey. In Berchinge, Aluric had one carcuate of land to be taxed, and there may be one plough there. Gamel has it now under Ilbert. In the demesne one plough, and four villanes, and two bordars with two ploughs, and one mill of three shillings. Two acres of meadow, wood pasture one mile long and half broad. The whole manor two miles long, and one mile and a half broad value in King Edward's time ten shillings, the same now. This land is said to belong to Esneid. the church. The Church of Birkin is one which the lover of ecclesiastical Architecture may think himself happy in having to describe, and the parish with its Preceptory of Knights Templars at Temple Hurst, would probable have equal interest to the Antiquary, with opportunity and patience to consult the records of that illustrious order. It is dedicated to St. Mary, and consists of a Tower, Nave, Chancel and Aspe, South Aisle, and Porch. Of these, the Nave, Chancel, and Aspe, with the lower o portion of the Tower, are of the original structure: the South Aisle and Porch have been added at a comparatively recent date; but the original form of the Church is so well marked and so interesting, that we shall first of all describe its ancient appearance. exterior. The Tower, at the West end, was of two stories, square, without...
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