About Rillington History

Rillington History is a platform born from these passions, offering a gateway into the intricate depths of Rillington’s past.

This site is a haven for history enthusiasts, genealogists, and anyone intrigued by the village’s heritage. It stands as a beacon, illuminating the hidden narratives that have profoundly influenced our past and continue to shape our present.

Here, you’ll find meticulously researched accounts, captivating images, and a chronicle of Rillington’s evolution through the ages.

Step into the past with me and let’s uncover the fascinating history of Rillington together.

Warm regards,

Pam Smith

Published Works

• Allison, K. J., East Riding Water Mills, East Yorkshire Local History Society (1970)
• Allison, K. J., W. H. St. Quintin of Scampston, Naturalist, East Yorkshire Miscellany 1, East Yorkshire Family History Society (1992)
• Bickford, J. A. R. and M. E., The Private Lunatic Asylums of the East Riding, East Yorkshire Local History Society (1976)
• Binns, A. L., The Viking Century in East Yorkshire, East Yorkshire Local History Society (1963)
• Brocklebank, J. L. Oxford County Histories, The East Riding of Yorkshire, Oxford at the Clarendon Press (1913)
• Butlin, R. Ed., Historical Atlas of North Yorkshire, Westbury Publishing (2003)
• Cavill, P., A New Dictionary of English Field-Names, English Place-Name Society (2018)
• Cockin, T. C. H., The Parish Atlas of England, Malthouse Press (2017)
• Crowther, J., Enclosure Commissioners and Surveyors of the East Riding, East Yorkshire Local History Society (1986)
• East Yorkshire Family History Society, Rillington Church & Cemetery & Scampston Monumental Inscriptions, Publication M 204, EYFHS, Hull (2002)
• Fawcett, B., A History of the York-Scarborough Railway, Hutton Press Ltd (1995)
• Fowkes, E. H., Railway History and the Local Historian, East Yorkshire Local History Society (1963)
• Greenwood, W., Memoir of the Life, Ministry and Correspondence of the Late Rev. George Sykes of Rillington, G. Barnby, Malton (1827)
• Hey, D. and Redmonds, G., Yorkshire Surnames and the Hearth Tax of 1672-1673, University of York, Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, York (2002)
• Hudleston, N., Rillington “ The Story of an Everyday Village, G. A. Pindar and Son Ltd, Scarborough (1955)
• Kennet, D., The Surname Handbook  “ A Guide to Family Name Research in the 21st Century, The History Press, Stroud (2012)
• Litton, P. M., Ed., Parish Registers of Rillington and Scampston 1638-1837 Volume CLXXIX, The Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Privately printed (2012)
• Lipscombe, N., The English Civil War, an Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms 1639-51, Osprey Publishing (2020)
• McMahon, K. A., Roads and Turnpike Trusts in Eastern Yorkshire, East Yorkshire Local History Society (1964)
• Mee, A., Ed, Yorkshire East Riding and York City, The Caxton Publishing Company Ltd, London Undated
• Neave, D., East Riding Friendly Societies, East Yorkshire Local History Society, (1988)
• Neave, D., Neave, S., A History of the County of York: East Riding Volume VIII East Buckrose: Sledmere and the Northern Wolds, Published for the IHR by Boydell & Brewer (2008)
• Neave, D., Neave, S., Ferguson, K. and Parkinson, E., Yorkshire East Riding Heath Tax, The British Record Society, London (2015)
• Neave, S. and Ellis, S. Eds., An Historical Atlas of East Yorkshire, The University of Hull Press, Hull (1996)
• Norfolk, R. W. S. Norfolk, Militia, Yeomanry and Volunteer Forces of the East Riding 1689-1908, East Yorkshire Local History Society Series: 19 York (1965)
• Mitchelson, N., The Old Poor Law in East Yorkshire, The East Yorkshire Local History Society (1953)
• Pevsner, N. and Neave, D., The Buildings of England, Yorkshire: York and the East Riding, Yale University Press (1995)
• Richards, A, Rillington War Memorial, Ryedale Family History Group, Hovingham (2014)
• Rushton, J., The History of Ryedale North Yorkshire from Earliest Times to the year 2003, Blackthorn Press, Pickering (2003)
• Rushton, J., The Ryedale Story “ A Yorkshire Countryside Handbook 2nd Ed., Ryedale District Council (1986)
• Simpson, Dr J., The Journal of Dr John Simpson 1825, City of Bradford Metropolitan Council Libraries Division, Local Studies Department (1981)
• Smith. A. H., The Place Names of the East Riding of Yorkshire and York, English Place-Name Society Volume XIV, Cambridge University Press (1970)
• Stratford, Rev. W. T, Historical Notes of Rillington and Scampston, Thomas Baker, London (1911)
• Sumner, I., The Wolds Wagoners, The Museum of the Wagoners™ Special Reserve, Sledmere (2018)
• Turnbull, P., Excavations At Rillington, 1980 (Iron Age Cemetery), The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, Vol. 55 (1983)
• Wilkinson, O., The Agricultural Revolution in the East Riding of Yorkshire, East Yorkshire Local History Society (1956)
• Whiteman, A. Ed., The Compton Census of 1676 A Critical Edition, The Oxford University Press (1986)