Calton
CALTON, a township in that part of the parish ofKIRKBY in MALHAM-DALE which is in the eastern division of the wapentake of STAINCLIFFE and EWEROSS,Westriding of the county of YORK, 7 miles (S. E. by E.) from Settle, containing 76 inhabitants. There is a school”with a small endowment”. This is the birthplace of Major-General Lambert, one of the principal parliamentary leaders in the civil war.
Samuel Lewis “Topographical Dictionary of England” 1831
Calton is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, on the River Aire in Airedale. In both the 2001 and 2011 Censuses the population was less than 100, so details were included in the civil parish of Flasby with Winterburn.[1][2] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the village to be 60.[3]
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Roger the Poitevin.[4] The name derives from the Old English Calf-tūn; literally, the town where calves were reared.[5] Ancient deeds and poll-tax returns indicate that the village had a public house and a chapel in 1379.[6] In 1851 there were 75 residents listed in the census, of whom no fewer than 33, in five households, were called Shackleton. (Extract from Wikipedia 2024)
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1st series OSmap: circa 1853 – 6 inch to the mile Modern OS map Jefferys map : 1771 – 1 inch to 1 mileScheduled monuments in Malhamdale https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx : Overlaid map from the Government’s countryside GIS mapping service, MAGIC. Search within site please. Calton Houses Map 2016, Ordnance Survey. However there may be errors and omissions since approximately year 2000. |
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| Census 1841 Census : Calton HO107/ 1317/3/4-51851 Census: Calton HO107/2276/10-12 1861 Census : Calton RG9/3183/15-16 1871 Census : Calton RG10/4260/14-15 1881 Census : Calton RG11/4303/14-16 1891 Census : Calton RG12/3498/14-15 1901 Census :Calton RG13/4026/15-16
: View population statistics, historical gazetteer entries, Civil Parish changes and more for Calton.
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| DirectoriesThe Craven Household Almanack Directory of 1911https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Kirkbymalhamdale/Kirkbymalhamdale11Dry: Transcript of “professions and trades” for Malhamdale 1913 Craven Almanack : Transcript of local directory entries.Baines’s Directory and Gazetteer 1822: Transcript of “professions and trades” for Malhamdale : More references to townships and people in the area can be found on the free Historical Directories website run by the University of Leicester. |
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| Parish Records Parish Record Index 1597-1813 : Searchable index to the Kirkby Malham parish records created from the Cookson Index, IGI and the 18th century Bishop’s Transcripts, providing a useful finding aid and the most comprehensive set of data available for the 18th century, whose registers were stolen. Kirkby Malham Marriages 1754-1910 : A searchable database transcribed from the marriage registers for St Michael the Archangel. Kirkby Malham Baptisms & Burials 1773-1910 : A searchable database transcribed from the baptism and burial registers for St Michael the Archangel. Parish Church Records :The whereabouts of the registers and copies for St Michael the Archangel, Kirkby Malham, plus a search form to allow searching of the Marriage and Baptism transcripts for Kirkby Malham in the IGI. Parish map: Showing Kirkby Malhamdale and the townships and the old Ecclesiastical parishes surrounding it. Airton Quaker Burials : List of Burials at the Friends Meeting House Burial ground (1669 – 2003) Airton Quaker Records : Where to find the registers, minutes and other records of Airton Quaker Meeting
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| Land, Tax, Probate etc. Return of Owners of Land 1873 : Land held in the West Riding of Yorkshire by Malhamdale residents. Subsidy Roll 1379 – poll tax listing for Malhamdale, with names, relationships and occupations. For other Craven townships see the lists on GENUKI, please search. Malhamdale Wills : Where and how to find them. Includes an Index of Canterbury (PCC) wills and Death Duty Register entries in the National Archives online collections. Wills proved at York (1389-1688) : Index with over 350 Malhamdale entries of the 16th & 17th centuries. Feet of Fines : Records of land transactions in Tudor Malhamdale (1486-1603) Brother Ditton’s Compotus 1455: The accounts of St Michael’s Church, Kirkby Malham, submitted to the Abbot of West Dereham. Memorials of the Abbey of St Mary of Fountains Vol.1 : PDF copy of the book published by the Surtees Society in 1863 which includes many mentions of the lands held by the Abbey in Malhamdale. You can also find fully searchable PDF versions of Vol.2 and Vol. 3 .
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| Genealogy & Biography Major General John Lambert: A brief history John William Morkill : Author of the “The Parish of Kirkby Malhamdale” lived at Newfield Hall in the early 20th Century Morkill Genealogy : Morkill family history. Link inoperative January 24The Bell Family: Simon Bell was the Calton Blacksmith in the late 19th century who then became gamekeepr to JW Morkill. Virtual War Memorial : Details of those who died in the two World Wars plus Rolls of Honour listing those who served in the Forces.Oliver Cromwell Cromwell-Article : Article reproduced with permission from issue 29 of Your Family Tree magazine, about the signatures in the Kirkby Malham Parish Registers.
Family History Search Family history data on the Web and a search engine to access the transcripts of the Baptisms & Marriages for Kirkby Malham which are included in the IGI.
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Listed Buildings in Malhamdale Where to find details of listings and surveys. Newfield Hall : Brief history . Calton Hall : Brief history. Reading Rooms : Adult education and Reading Rooms in Malhamdale. Millennium Building Record Project : Browse images and descriptions of Calton buildings and contribute information about them. |
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Artists and photographers in Malhamdale : Early scenes of Malhamdale before and after the birth of photography. Find images captured in paint and print plus archive photographs other than those in the KirkbyMalham.info archive. Geograph : A collaborative project aiming to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of the UK. Search for any of Malhamdale townships to see over 1400 recent photographs, taken within a 10Km radius. |
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Bibliography : Listing of books old and new (mainly old) which are about or refer to the Malhamdale area and its residents. We also have a Agriculture in the Dales and Industry in the Dales are links to pages on the National Park’s Out Of Oblivion website. Newspapers : Where to find past articles about the people and places in Malhamdale. GENUKI : Malhamdale pages on the UK genealogy site.Curious Fox: Organised by village, Curious Fox is a useful message board if you are seeking or sharing information about your family and local history. Free to sign up and post messages, you need to become a full paying member to make contact with people submitting posts. Malhamdale Archive Index : An index to the holdings of the Malhamdale Local History Group, containing many photographs, maps documents and other material relating to the area. The Craven & Northwest Yorkshire Highlands : Read this useful book by Harry Speight, from the Internet Archive.
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Malhamdale Local History Group 