William Barber and Thomas Turpin, and the survivor of the two latter and his heirs, as trustees, in trust for the benefit of the poor of the township. The fund remains vested in the turnpike security, and the interest, £4 10s. a year, or thereabouts, is distributed about Christmas by the grandson and heir of Thomas Turpin, with the approbation of the minister, among poor widows of the township receiving no aid, or but little aid from the parochial rates.

TOWNSHIP OF MILFORD.

DONORS.

DOLES.

DESCRIPTION.

OWNER OR OCCUPIER.

William Sampson.. 5s. Part of the Poor's Close in

Milford

Robert Halliley 6s. A Close in Milford called

....

Crook..

John Nordin, owner.

William Hill, owner or oc cupier.

Mr. Milner, owner.

George Dixon, owner.

Richd. Gouthwaite, owner.

These doles are paid at Christmas to the overseer of the poor of Milford, and distributed by him among the poor at his discretion.

ILFORD or South Milford, is a township in the Parish of Sherburn. For the Doomsday account of it see page 8. In the time of Edward I., it was held of the Archbishop by the service of the 13th part ofa Knight's fee, by Richard de Camera and John de Reygate.*

* See page 14. Of the Yorkshire Contingent to be raised to march against the Scotch in 1300, John de Reygate, Alan de Smytheson, Walter de Sutton, Oliver de Stanstede, and John Scott, of Calverley, were responsible for "quadringentos homines pedites" to be raised in the Wapentak of Barkston Ash, and liberty of Selby, Osgodcross, Steynecross, Almandbury, Bradford, with the soke of Snaith; and the above leaders should conduct their men to Carlisle, to be there on the eve of the assumption of the Blessed Virgin next coming.

The tythe corn of this township belonged to the prebend of Newthorpe, in the cathedral church of York, and to the Treasury by reason of the union of that prebend to that dignity.

1322.-Thomas de Milford, one of the manucaptors for the good behaviour of Robert de Reygate, on his discharge from imprisonment as an adherent of the Earl of Lancaster. Recognizance, 11th July. Henry and John, son of Richard de Camera, were certified as joint possessors of the township of Fenton, with its appurtenances, in the County of York, pursuant to writs tested at Clipston, March 5th, 1316.

1322.-John de Reygate, having adhered to the Earl of Lancaster, and the barons in rebellion, submits to a fine of five marks, in consideration whereof, he is pardoned; and he is discharged from prison upon oath and recognizance for his good behaviour, and for the payment of his fine, dated at York, 11th July. In 1325, he is suinmoned, as from the County of York, to perform military service in Guyenne, he having obtained a pardon upon condition of serving the King in his wars.

Milford is in the liberty and honour of St. Peter's, York. The Church of the Virgin Mary, a new stone building in the early English style of the 13th century, was consecrated in November, 1846. It is a district church, with a living worth £100 yearly and residence, and has a nave, chancel, and one bell. It is in the gift of the Archbishop of York, and is at present held by the Rev. Frederick John Young, M.A. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, and a National and Sunday Schools. Lord Ashtown is Lord of the Manor. The church was erected at the expense of the Misses Gascoigne, aided by a grant from the Incorporated Society, on a site presented by Lincoln College, Oxford, and Mr. B. Crosland, of Milford. The entire length of the church is about 90 feet; it comprises a nave and chancel, with a north porch, and an octagonal vestry on the north side of the chancel. The building is of Ashlar dressed Huddlestone stone, the roof

being covered with Westmoreland slate, and an ornamented ridge-tile. The font is of Huddlestone stone, of a circular form, with a carved trefoil ornament, and stands near the north porch. The nave is lighted by several lancet windows in the side wall, and two at the west end surmounted by a rose window, also a vesica over the chancel arch. The doors are of oak, with wrought iron work; the roof is high pitched, the timbers being all shown, and the floor is paved with encaustic tiles. The cost of the church, it is said, did not exceed £1,500. See Gents' Mag., January, 1847.

MICKLEFIELD.

M

ICKLEFIELD is another township in the Parish of Sherburn, which includes the Hamlet of Peckfield. It is not surveyed in Doomsday, but it certainly appears to have had an existence anterior to the conquest. Herald Fitz Ralph gave one bovate of land in Micklefield to the priory of Holy Trinity in York. Walter de Gray gave the homage of Walter de Micklefield to Dominus Walter de Gray, his nephew. This family appears to have raised itself to a position among the feudal nobility, for we find one William de Micklefield, the son of Galfrid, giving lands in Micklefield to the chapel of St. Mary, in Sherburn.*

The township was held of the Archbishop by the service of one Knight's fee by Robert de la Lande, temp Edw. 1st. This family appears to have held the manor for many years previously, for in Mich. Term, 1st Hen. 3rd, 1216, Prior de Pontefract recuperat per ass' et ecclesiam per judicium coram rege redditum communiam pasturam in quingentis acris more in Mykelfield et in quingentis acris pasturæ tempore aperto ibidem versus William de la Launde Hugonem Serjȧunt et William Swaze que pertinet ad librum ten' suum in Ledston et Ledesham.

In 1317, Sir James Bossevile, Kt., did his homage to the Archbishop for 2 parts of a Knight's fee, held of him in

* 1316. Hamo de Micklefield certifled, pursuant to writ tested at Clipston, 5th March, as one of the lords of the townships of Chediston and Blitheford, in the county of Suffolk.