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COLLECTIONS GUIDE 9 TITHE Leeds tithe maps are freely available to What were tithes? view online and copies can be purchased via the Tracks in Time website available Tithes were a local tax on agricultural produce. This tax was originally paid at: by farmers to support the local church and clergy. When Henry VIII www.tracksintime.wyjs.org.uk abolished the monasteries in the 16th century, many Church tithe rights were sold into private hands. Owners of tithe rights on land which had Contacting Us previously belonged to the Church were known as ‘Lay Impropriators’. Tithe charges were extinguished in 1936. We recommend that you contact us to book a place before visiting our What is a tithe map? searchrooms. Disputes over the assessment and collection of tithes were resolved by the WYAS Bradford Margaret McMillan Tower Tithe Commutation Act of 1836. This allowed tithes in kind (wheat, hay, Prince’s Way wool, piglets, milk etc.) to be changed into a fixed money payment called a Bradford ‘tithe rent charge’. Detailed maps were drawn up showing the boundaries BD1 1NN of individual fields, woods, roads, streams and rivers, and the position of Telephone +44 (0)113 393 9785 buildings. Most tithe maps were completed in the 1840s. e. [email protected] What is a tithe apportionment? WYAS Calderdale Central Library The details of rent charges payable for each property or field were written Northgate House up in schedules called ‘tithe apportionments’ . This part of the tithe award Northgate recorded who owned and occupied each plot, field names, the use to which Halifax the land was being put at the time, plus a calculation of its value. HX1 1UN Telephone +44 (0)1422 392636 Why are tithe records useful? e. [email protected] Tithe maps are very important because they are often the first large scale WYAS Kirklees map of a particular area. The apportionments are a detailed inventory of Central Library Princess Alexandra Walk farming and land use in the mid-19th century. Huddersfield HD1 2SU Where can I find tithe records? Telephone +44 (0)1484 221966 e. [email protected] Three originals of each tithe map and award were produced. The Tithe Commissioners’ copy is now held at the National Archives in London. In WYAS Leeds most cases one or both of the two copies made for the local Church Nepshaw Lane South authorities are now held in local archives. This guide lists surviving Leeds diocesan and parish copies of tithe records held by West Yorkshire LS27 7JQ Archive Service (WYAS). Telephone +44 (0)113 3939788 e. [email protected] Tracks in Time is the name of an exciting and ambitious online project that has been undertaken by West Yorkshire Archive Service. Supported by WYAS Wakefield West Yorkshire History Centre Heritage Lottery funding, its aim has been to conserve, capture digitally and 127 Kirkgate provide free online access to the historic tithe maps which together span Wakefield the modern Leeds Metropolitan District. WF1 1JG e. [email protected] 09/02/2017 1 Tithe District Parish WYAS Reference Map held Award Available Office at WYAS held at on Tracks WYAS in Time website Abbotside, High Aysgarth Leeds RD/RT110 Abbotside, Low Aysgarth Leeds RD/RT148 Aberford Aberford Leeds PRO1 copy copy Ackton Featherstone Leeds YD/1 Ackton Featherstone Wakefield C429/1 copy copy Addingham Addingham Bradford 44D97/2 Addingham Addingham Leeds BD105 pt1–3; RD/RT1 (AA) RD/RT 2/1, RD/RT2/5 Adel cum Eccup Adel Leeds RD/RT2/2/4 (AA) copy Adel cum Eccup Adel Wakefield Z20/1 copy Adwick le Wakefield C429/2 copy Adwick le Street Street Adwick upon Dearne Adwick upon Wakefield C429/3 copy Dearne Ainderby Quernhow Ainderby Leeds RD/RT3 Quernhow Ainderby Steeple Ainderby Leeds RD/RT4 Steeple Aismunderby with Ripon Leeds RD/RT5/1-2 Bondgate Aldborough St John Leeds RD/RT6/1 Stanwick Aldfield Ripon Leeds RD/RT7 Allerton Bradford Bradford 55D93/1a, 1b WYL333/48 & Allerton Bradford Leeds WYL333/addl/338 Almondbury Almondbury Kirklees E/A/E copy copy Almondbury Almondbury Wakefield C429/4 Altofts Normanton Wakefield WDP151; WYW1666 (plan only) Alverthorpe with Wakefield Wakefield Z20/2 copy Thornes Alverthorpe with Wakefield Wakefield WDP3/8/24 and 25 Thornes Alwoodley Harewood Leeds RD/RT256 copy Appleton Catterick Leeds RD/RT8 Arkengarthdale Arkengarthdale Leeds RD/RT9 Armley Leeds Leeds RD/RT10 Arthington Adel Leeds RD/RT11 (plan); PRO copy award 18/1 Arthington Adel Leeds WYL333/335 Askrigg Aysgarth Leeds RD/RT12 Aston cum Aughton Aston cum Wakefield C429/5 copy copy Aughton Austerfield Blyth Wakefield C429/6 09/02/2017 2 Tithe District Parish WYAS Reference Map held Award Available Office at WYAS held at on Tracks WYAS in Time website Austhorpe Whitkirk Leeds PRO award 2, plan copy copy 16 Austonley Almondbury Kirklees E/A/E Austonley Almondbury Wakefield C429/7 copy copy Austwick and Clapham Leeds BD125 Lawkland Aysgarth Aysgarth Leeds RD/RT13 Azerley Kirkby Leeds RD/RT14 Malzeard & Ripon Badsworth Badsworth Wakefield C102/4/1 draft Baildon Otley Bradford 55D93/2a, 2b Baildon Otley Leeds BDP83/14 Bainbridge Aysgarth Leeds RD/RT15 Barden Skipton Leeds BD6 Bardsey cum Rigton Bardsey & Leeds RD/RT16/1; Kirkby RD/RT16/2 (AA) Overblow Bardsey cum Rigton Bardsey & Leeds WYL72/25/addl/25 copy Kirkby Overblow Barforth Gilling & St Leeds RD/RT17/1-2 John Stanwick Barlby Hemingbrough Wakefield C429/21/2 copy copy Barnbrough Barnburgh Wakefield C429/8 copy (Barnburgh) Barningham Barningham Leeds RD/RT18/1/1 RD/RT18/2 (AA) Barrowby Garforth Leeds PRO award 3, plan copy copy 17 Barton Gilling & St Leeds RD/RT19 John Stanwick Barwick in Barwick in Elmet Elmet Leeds RD/RT20 Bashall Eaves Mitton Leeds BD48 Bawtry Bawtry Wakefield C429/10 copy Beaghall see Beal Beamsley Addingham Leeds BD82 Beamsley Skipton Leeds BD57 Bedale Bedale Leeds RD/RT 21 copy Beeston Leeds Leeds PL/HO 1A Beeston Leeds Leeds WYL333/340 Bentham Bentham Leeds BD118/1-2 Bewerley Ripon Leeds RD/RT22 09/02/2017 3 Tithe District Parish WYAS Reference Map held Award Available Office at WYAS held at on Tracks WYAS in Time website Bilton Park Knaresborough Leeds RD/RT23 Bingham Bingham Wakefield C429/11 Bingley (includes Bingley Leeds BD42; BD61; BD67 Micklethwaite, Harden and Morton) Bishop Monkton Ripon Leeds WYL150 Add. Map draft 24 Bishop Thornton Ripon Leeds RD/RT25 Bishopdale Aysgarth Leeds RD/RT24 Bishopside, High and Ripon Leeds RD/RT110A Low Blazefield Ripon Leeds RD/RT26 OS map Blubberhouses Fewston Leeds RD/RT27 Boldron Startforth Leeds RD/RT28 Bolton Calverley Bradford 55D93/3a, 3b Bolton Calverley Leeds BDP17/16 Bordley Burnsall Leeds RD/RT29 Bowland Slaidburn Leeds BD119 Bowling Bradford Bradford 55D93/4a, 4b Bowling Bradford Leeds WYL333/50 Bradfield Ecclesfield Wakefield C429/12 copy Bradford Bradford Bradford 55D93/5a, 5b WYL333/49; Bradford Bradford Leeds WYL333/51 Bradford, West Mitton Leeds BD87 Bradley Huddersfield Wakefield C429/38 copy Bradley, Upper and Kildwick Wakefield Z20/3 copy Lower Braithwell Braithwell Wakefield C429/13 copy Bramham Bramham Leeds RD/RT30 Bramley Braithwell Leeds RD/RT31 Bramley Leeds Leeds RDP14/118-119; RD/RT31A (no plan) Bramley Braithwell Wakefield C429/14 copy copy Brearton Knaresborough Leeds RD/RT32 Bretton, West Sandal Magna Wakefield WDP20/3/4/16a Bretton, West Sandal Magna Wakefield Z20/4 copy Bridge Hewick Ripon Leeds RD/RT33 Brierley Felkirk Wakefield WDP179 Brignall Brignall Leeds RD/RT34 09/02/2017 4 Tithe District Parish WYAS Reference Map held Award Available Office at WYAS held at on Tracks WYAS in Time website Kirkby Leeds RD/RT35 Brimham and Hartwith Malzeard OS map Brotherton Brotherton Wakefield WDP74/4/1/5 Brough Catterick Leeds RD/RT36 Buckden Arncliffe Leeds BD113 Burley in Wharfedale Otley Bradford 55D93/6a, 6b BD3 (AA) Burley in Wharfedale Otley Leeds BDP83/15 Burneston Burneston Leeds RD/RT37 Burnsall with Thorpe Burnsall with Leeds BD43 pt1 – 3 Thorpe Burton cum Walden Aysgarth Leeds RD/RT38 Burton Leonard Burton Leonard Leeds Acc. 1869 copy copy Burton upon Yore Masham Leeds RD/RT39 Butterbusk see Clifton Byram-cum-Poole Brotherton Wakefield WDP74/4/1/4 Calbergh Coverham Leeds RD/RT40 Caldwell St John Leeds RD/RT41 Stanwick Calverley and Farsley Calverley Leeds BD51 Carkin Gilling Leeds RD/RT42 Carleton Highdale Coverham Leeds RD/RT43 Carleton in Craven Carlton Leeds BD55 Carlton Rothwell Leeds RD/RT257 Carperby cum Aysgarth Leeds RD/RT45 Thoresby Carthorpe Burneston Leeds RD/RT46 Castley Leathley Leeds RD/RT47; WYL647 Cattall see Hunsingore Catterick Catterick Leeds RD/RT48/1 Cawton Gilling Leeds RD/RT49 Chapel Allerton Leeds Leeds RD/RT50 Churwell Batley Leeds PRO award 4, map copy copy 19 Churwell Batley Wakefield C429/9/2 copy Clapham with Newby Clapham Leeds BD124 Clayton Bradford Leeds WYL333/52 09/02/2017 5 Tithe District Parish WYAS Reference Map held Award Available Office at WYAS held at on Tracks WYAS in Time website Clayton West High Hoyland Wakefield WDP118/31 copy copy Cleckheaton Birstall Wakefield WDP5/3/42 Cliffe-cum-Lund Hemingbrough Wakefield C429/21/3 copy Clifford Bramham Leeds WYL72/add/268 copy copy (award only); PRO 20 award 17/1-2 Clifford Bramham Wakefield Z20/7 copy Clifton Dewsbury Leeds RD/RT53 Clifton see Newall