AUGHTON PARISH. 545 the chief crop~ are wheat, barley, oats, and beans. The land belongs to several freeholders, of whom the following are the most extensive: the exors. of John Blanchard; J. J. Dunning-Jefferson, Esq., Thicket Priory; H. B. Ratcliffe, 78, Manningham Lane, Bradford; Henry Rogerson; James Lund, Esq., Keighley; and Mrs. Ash, Coldby Hall, West Halton, Lincolnshire. The township is in the union and county court district, and in the Melbourne division for the election of a member of the county council. The village is situated on the east bank of the Derwent, three miles north from Aughton, nine miles south-west from Pocklington, a.nd four-and-a-half miles north from Bubwith station, on the Selby and railway. The river is here crossed by a ferry, which connects the villages of East and West Cottingwith. A little above the ferry is the entrance to the . The parochial chapel was rebuilt about the year 1780. It is a small plain edifice of brick, consisting of chancel, nave, and a low tower, surmounted by a cupola. The living is a curacy. The Wesleyans have a small chapel in the village, and there is also a Friends' meeting-house, built about a century ago, and now rented and used by the School Board as a day school. The Board was formed in 1876, for the United District of East Cottingwith and Storwood, and consists of five members. The poor have 18 acres of land in the township, allotted at the enclosure, and now let for £25 14s. 6d.; about six acres awarded as common right, on Swine bank, let for £10; and a rent-charge of sand pit, £4; total, £39 14s. 6d. Of this sum £3 is given to the school for the education of six free scholars, and the re­ mainder is applied to the reduction of the rates. LAYTHAM, or LATHAM, is a township in the parish of Aughton containing 1,434 acres, the rateable value is £963, and the population in 1891 was 49, a decrease of 17 since the previous census. The soil is chiefly clay, and a large portion of the land is laid down in grass. G. 'V. Lloyd, Esq., Caythorpe Hall, Grantham, who is lord of the manor, and the Rev. John Nottingham Fowler are the principal landowners. At the time of the Domesday Survey there were 11 oxgangs of land in Ladon (Latham) belonging to the manor of Wressil. There is a field here called" Kirk Hill," which is said to have been the site of an ancient chapel. The village is small, and stands about three miles east of Aughton. Service is held by the vicar every Sunday evening in a mission room.

AUGHTON TOWNSHIP. Wall Box cleared at 3-30 p.m. Letters via York. Kirkham Miss Mary Jane, schoolmistress Nutt Thomas (of Ellerton hall) Simpson Rev. Robert, M.A., The Vicarage Pitts Tom (and entire horse proprietOl'), Watson Mr. Joseph, Aughton house Aughton grange Precious George (yeo.), Wentsford house Farmers. Slack Tom Brownbridge (& overseer), Aughton Batty Levi grange Blanshard Richard Raimes, Aughton hall, The Stephenson Francis, Aughton house Middle farm, and Common farm Tanfield William, Cherry orchard Bradley John, Aughton Ruddings and Ellerton Ward J ames, Autherthaws LAYTHAM TOWNSHIP. Letters via . Farmers. Sherborne John, Manor farm, and Newton-on­ Derwent Brabbs John Exelby John Vause Carrier. Exelby J oseph Gowthorpe George Thompson Joseph, grocer, and carrier to Selby Robinson J oseph (and overseer), Crow trees (Monday), Market Weighton (Wednesday), Robinson Thomas, Laytham grange and Hull (Tuesday)