HAWNBY, a parish in the wapentake of BIRDFORTH,
North riding of the county of YORK, comprising, the
townships of Arden with Ardenside, Bilsdale-Westside,
Dale-Town, and Hawnby, and containing 620 inhabitants,
of which number, 286 are in the township of
Hawnby, 6 miles (N.W.) from Helmsley. The living
is a discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry of Cleveland,
and diocese of York, rated in the king's books at
£7. 18. 6. Lord George Cavendish was patron in
1823. The church is dedicated to All Saints. There
is a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists.