Rillington One-Place Study

Rillington, North Yorkshire is divided into north and south sections by the A64 which runs from York to Scarborough and is located 5 miles north east of Malton.

It is a parish that historically contained the township of Rillington and the chapelry of Scampston. It was in the Buckrose Wapentake and the East Riding of Yorkshire. Ecclesiastically, both were in the archdeaconry of the East Riding and the Diocese of York. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 as Redlinton(e) and Renliton. There is a Norman Church dedicated to St Andrew. The village was and remains predominantly an agricultural community.

The Rillington One-Place Study started in 2004 and includes:

• 1381 – Assessment for Poll Tax
• 1672 – Hearth Tax
• 1536-1837 Parish Registers of Baptism, Marriage and Burial
• 1780 – Enclosure Award
• 1841-1911 Census Returns
• 1848 Tithe Map and Apportionment
• 1910 – Valuation Office Survey
• 1941-1943 National Farm Survey of England and Wales
• Deeds
• Ephemera: Billheads, Signs, Flags & more
• Glebe Terriers
• Heraldry
• Newspaper Articles
• Manorial Records
• Maps: Ordnance Survey and Footpath
• Monumental Inscriptions
• Old Postcards
• Trade Directories
• Wills
• An extensive ERY library.