| Description | Registers of births 1653-1665, baptisms 1665-2002, marriages 1653-2019, banns 1823-1989, burials 1653-1985
Service registers 1906-2002
Minute and account books 1818-2001
Tithes 1837-1920
Enclosure records 1793-1807
Church records 1859-1974
Churchyard records 1869-1918
Benefice, rectory house, glebe and miscellaneous incumbents' papers 1774-1965
Correspondence mainly about presentations to rectory and the 1745 rebellion 1745-1826
School records 1895-1953
Charity records including Well Hospital or "Neville's Workhouse" 1721-1769, "Allen's, Moore's and Francis' Charities" 1836-1903, Dr Samwaies' Free School at Wath 1877, Tanfield Red Cross Detachment Charity 1921, Digest of County of York Endowed Charities 1873-1875, Marmaduke Wilson's Charity 1614-1925, John Farmery's bequest 1819-1820; constables records including bastardy warrants 1795-1829, warrant for a pauper to be examined as to settlement 1827
Overseers of the poor records including removal orders 1708-1832, settlement examinations 1763-1826, settlement certificates 1707-1808, bastardy examinations 1809-1829, affiliation orders 1806-1832, bastardy bonds 1737-1823, apprenticeship indentures 1750-1813, pauper relief 1828, overseers' correspondence 1824-1832, militia records 1804-1831
Vouchers 1816-1833
Miscellaneous records 1751-1886
Parish magazines for the parishes of West Tanfield, Well with Snape and North Stainley 1984-1996, 2004-200
Collection journals 1903-1938
Plans n.d.
Confirmation registers 1907-2002 |
| Administrative history | West Tanfield is an ancient parish and village in the North Riding of Yorkshire situated six miles from Bedale and six and a half miles North West of Ripon. The parish lies on the north bank of the River Ure and contains the hamlets of Binsoe, Fisher's Lodge, Nosterfield and Thornbrough. St Nicholas is of unknown age but can be dated back to the 12th century. The building was restored in 1859, and the plans for this restoration can be found within this collection (reference PR/TAW/6/29). |
| Copies | Parts of this collection have been microfilmed [MIC 0802, 0996, 1268, 1685, 1704, 1801, 2229, 2386, 3559, 3583, 4350, 4685]. |