Huttons Ambo Parish main page HUTTONS AMBO: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1890. Wapentake of Bulmer - Electoral Division of Sheriff Hutton - Petty Sessional Division, Poor Law Union and County Court District of Malton - Rural Deanery of Bulmer - Archdeaconry of Cleveland - Diocese of York. This parish lies on the north-west bank of the river Derwent, and comprises the two villages of High and Low Hutton, hence the addition of Ambo (Latin) both, to its name. The extent of land included within its limits is 2,819 acres, and the population 415. The principal proprietors are Captain T. S. Starkey (lord of the manor), Huttons Ambo Hall; Sir Charles William Strickland, Bart., Hildenley, near Malton; James Snarry, Esq., Musley Bank; A. W. M. Bosville, Esq., J.P., Thorpe Hall, Rudston; and Earl Fitzwilliam. The soil is various, and the scenery diversified and pretty. The principal crops are wheat, oats, and barley. Rateable value, £4,720. The York, Scarborough, and Whitby railway passes through the parish along the banks of the river, which are here thickly wooded. There are chapels in the parish belonging to the Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists. | |
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