SHARROW, a township in that part of the parish
of RIPON which is in the liberty of RIPON, West riding
of the county of YORK, 1 mile (B. byN.) from Ripon,
containing 103 inhabitants. A chapel has been lately
erected, containing five hundred and fifty sittings, of
which two hundred and eighty are free, the Incorporated
Society for building additional churches having
granted £400 towards defraying the expense. This
township is within the peculiar jurisdiction of the
Archbishop of York. The Rev. Thomas Savage, in
1782, bequeathed £5 per annum for teaching eight poor
children. The sum of £4. 10. a year is also paid out
of the chapel rates, on account of sundry small gifts
for the education of six others.