My best move for #Rillington #OnePlaceWednesday? Involving villagers near & far. They talk to me & each other, filling gaps in records. Today brought memories of one of the last trains to stop at Rillington & of Ray Buckton ASLEF shovelling coal for a local driver. www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

By 1851 a new community was living around #Rillington Station: former labourers, an ostler, a coach proprietor, railwaymen & families plus a bonesetter! The records prove where they came from & where the railway took them next. 🚂. #OnePlaceWednesday 🔗 www.rillingtonhistory.com/the-new-neig...

The New Neighbours: Who Came with the Railway? - Rillington History

On 7 July 1845, the York and North Midland Railway opened its new line between York and Scarborough. For Rillington, the railway brought far more than trains passing through the parish. It brought a n...

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It’s #OnePlaceWednesday! Today we’re sharing info on: ❖ 6 new #OnePlaceStudies ❖ An OPS Wordpress plugin ❖ An OPS-themed podcast episode ❖ #31DaysOfGraves in October ❖ Surrey History Centre’s new online catalogue ❖ #HouseHistory resources: St Louis, #Missouri ❖ #AATP 2026 Join in with the hashtag!

A village doctor, a mysterious skeleton, two private patients, a “fiery dragon” on the railway and a Victorian with a wonderfully dry sense of humour. Meet Dr Thomas Allanson, who spent more than 50 years watching #Rillington change on #OnePlaceWednesday 🔗 www.rillingtonhistory.com/dr-thomas-al...

Dr. Thomas Allanson - Rillington History

Some people appear only briefly in the records of a village. Others seem to be everywhere. For more than fifty years, Dr Thomas Allanson was one of the best-known figures in Rillington. He was the vil...

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Thanks for this post! Lovely to read about one of my favourite places in #Harrogate #RHSHarlowCarr

History and Heritage Yorkshire@handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 2w ago

🧵A new chapter for Harrogate, began in the 1940s, when the Northern Horticultural Society set out to create a garden celebrating plants suited to the more challenging climate of northern England. Harlow Carr, with its woodland, rough pasture and former spa buildings, was chosen as the

💡When did the lights come on in #Rillington? Electricity didn’t arrive across the village all at once. In 1937, the Parish Council was still asking for the supply to be extended to Rillington Fields. A little investigation … #OnePlaceWednesday #LocalHistory www.rillingtonhistory.com/when-did-the...

When Did the Lights Come On in Rillington? - Rillington History

Exactly when electricity first reached Rillington has proved surprisingly difficult to establish. We know that it was available in parts of the village by the 1930s, but the evidence suggests that the...

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For anyone who needs to hear this and especially for those who love their rural #OnePlaceStudy on #OnePlaceWednesday

Nighttime on Still Waters@noswpod.bsky.social · 3w ago

We weren't born for For the 24hr news cycle, or To process endless tragedy And division on the eternal Scroll of doom. But you were made To encounter golden fells of gorse, The feel of the north wind, The thorn pierce of bramble, And the wing song Of returning winter geese. #DailyNature #poetry

☕ A longer #OnePlaceWednesday read today, so put the kettle on. An 1827 memoir takes us inside Rillington’s Bethesda Chapel: its minister George Sykes, the villagers who sought him out, chapel debt, family tragedy and trouble within the congregation. 🔗 www.rillingtonhistory.com/rev-george-s...

Rev. George Sykes - Rillington History

Today Bethesda Chapel stands quietly on Low Moorgate, its datestone recording the year 1818. It is now a private residence, but two centuries ago this substantial stone building was at the centre of a...

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Rillington is going to #AATP26! 🚂 I’m speaking at All About That Place 2026 with ‘All Change? What Happened When the Railway Came to #Rillington?’ A ten-minute journey through railway arrival, village life and the value of a #OnePlaceStudy. Free and online: 🔗 sog.org.uk/welcome-to-a...

Welcome to All About That Place - Society of Genealogists

What is All About That Place? A unique free learning event brought to you by the Society of Genealogists, and supported by the Society for One Place Studies, A Few Forgotten Women, British Association...

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Looking forward to speaking at this wonderful ‘Place’ event! Recording my presentation today. 👩🏻‍💻 #OnePlaceWednesday

Society of Genealogists@sogorg.bsky.social · last mo.

🎉 The AATP 2026 speakers are here! Our fantastic line-up for All About That Place is now available to view. 🌍 Free virtual event | 7–16 October 👀 See the speakers and start planning your AATP: sog.org.uk/welcome-to-a... #AllAboutThatPlace #AATP

📍 On the Ground in #Rillington #LocalHistory isn't always found in an archive. Sometimes it’s as simple as erecting a bench, inscribing your name and adding an invitation to “Enjoy the View.” A small mark on the landscape by a current villager in living memory. #OnePlaceWednesday

A feast for the eyes. 😍

Friends of Friendless Churches@friendlesschurches.bsky.social · last mo.

Through its sumptuous collection of 19th-century stained glass, this rural medieval church has unlikely connections to both royalty and Parliament. 1/10

Looking forward to sharing a virtual stage with the #AATP2026 speakers and presenting my talk about “All Change?” 🚂 in mid nineteenth century #Rillington #OnePlaceStudy

Society of Genealogists@sogorg.bsky.social · last mo.

🎉 The AATP 2026 speakers are here! Our fantastic line-up for All About That Place is now available to view. 🌍 Free virtual event | 7–16 October 👀 See the speakers and start planning your AATP: sog.org.uk/welcome-to-a... #AllAboutThatPlace #AATP

Why does St Andrew’s Church stand so high above #Rillington? This week’s #OnePlaceWednesday explores centuries of burials, a possible Saxon burial ground, the churchyard extension and Dr Thomas Allanson’s wonderfully irreverent memories of village life. 🔗 www.rillingtonhistory.com/st-andrews-c...

St Andrew's Church - Rillington History

Standing at the crossroads on Westgate and Low Moorgate, St Andrew’s Church has occupied the heart of Rillington for centuries. Long before road signs or house numbers, this was the place around which...

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Only 2 months until The Buildings Archaeologist is released! It's tricky to get word out online these days so a reshare would be hugely appreciated 🙂 Order details here: thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/... Tickets for the book tour here: triskeleheritage.triskelepublishing.com/the-building...

I first met Thomas Binks in a jury book after livestock destroyed his turnip crop That single entry led thru manorial rentals, deeds, poor relief records, census returns & parish registers, gradually reconstructing the life of an ag lab #OnePlaceLabourers 🔗 www.rillingtonhistory.com/thomas-binks/

Thomas Binks - Rillington History

Reconstructing the Life of an Ordinary Agricultural Labourer Agricultural labourers are among the hardest people to recover from the historical record. They rarely left diaries or letters, few owned s...

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#Northumberland Archives will be running a free 2 hour event House History: An introduction to researching your property in #Morpeth on October 20th, introducing the types of documents used in researching #HouseHistory. Free, but booking essential. #OnePlaceWednesday

House History: An introduction to researching your property

Northumberland Archives staff will introduce the type of documents used in researching house history.

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💡Did you know? Where was #Rillington’s Poor House? This week’s blog follows the evidence through parish registers, maps and a rare old postcard to rediscover a forgotten corner of the village. #OnePlaceWednesday Read more here: 👇 www.rillingtonhistory.com/where-the-po...

Where the Poor Found Shelter - Rillington History

Today, there is little in Low Moorgate to suggest that this quiet corner of Rillington once played an important part in the administration of poor relief across a wide area of East Yorkshire. The buil...

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Back to my local #OnePlaceStudy of Fawsley, in the very dry Summer of 2022, to kick off #OnePlaceWednesday! As always, please join us in using the hashtag to share anything and everything OPS-related, at any time today. What is a One-Place Study? | Registered One-Place Studies | Join us

Our latest newsletter is now available and its the Awards Day special! mailchi.mp/ihgs/julynew...

Quiet ponds are more than just part of the landscape, they’re the last visible traces of Rillington’s brickmaking industry. This week’s blog explores the people, places & bricks that helped shape the village we see today #OnePlaceWednesday Read more here 👇 www.rillingtonhistory.com/the-day-rill...

The Day Rillington Turned Red - Rillington History

Today, the ponds at Low Moor seem a natural part of the landscape. Surrounded by fields and hedgerows, they sit quietly on the edge of the village, giving little hint of their origins. Yet these pools...

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This sounds great and will be useful for a #OnePlaceStudy 🏠

IHGS - The School of Family History@ihgs.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We are delighted to announce the launch of our new Online Course Property, People & Place. A guide to house history research. Discover the story behind your home. It guides you through the resources needed to research the history of a house & the people who lived there www.ihgs.ac.uk/house-histor...

📮 History comes in all shapes and sizes. From the soaring stones of Canterbury Cathedral to a humble wall post box still doing the job it was designed for, both remind us that the past is woven into everyday life. #PostBoxSaturday #LocalHistory

A day to remember. 🎓 Received my Licentiateship in #Heraldry & #Genealogy (LHG) today. The greatest gift has been the @ihgs.bsky.social community. Qualifications are earned individually, but rarely achieved alone. 15 years of friendship and support made this a truly special journey. #OnePlaceStudy

Rillington’s story didn’t begin with the Domesday Book or even its earliest settlers. It began thousands of years earlier, when ice, water and the landscape created the conditions that made the village possible. #OnePlaceWednesday Read more here 👇 www.rillingtonhistory.com/before-there...

Before there was a village - Rillington History

Looking down across the Vale of Pickering from the Yorkshire Wolds. Thousands of years ago this landscape lay beneath the waters of glacial Lake Pickering.

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Yorkshire Wolds #FingerPostFriday

Delighted to be speaking at #AATP2026 on Innovation Day. All Change? What Happened When the Railway Came to Rillington? I’m looking forward to sharing the story of one small North Yorkshire parish and perhaps encouraging others to look at their own place a little differently. #OnePlaceWednesday

Society of Genealogists@sogorg.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📢 Thanks to everyone who submitted a speaker proposal for #AATP2027. Speakers will be hearing from us today and tomorrow about the outcome of their submissions. The standard was incredibly high. Thank you for helping us shape another exciting programme!

Not just a genealogical source, chancery records are ideal for #OnePlaceWednesday Read more here 👇

Sarah Pettyfer@sarahspfh.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hidden Stories in Chancery Records The author reflects on preparing a lecture about Chancery records for genealogical research, highlighting their value as rich sources of family history. These records provide insights into familial disputes and relationships, turning ancestors into relatable…

For over sixty years, Enos Piercy served as parish clerk & sexton of St Andrew’s Church, #Rillington. His obituary remembered him as the village’s “most important link with the past.” Read more about him here: www.rillingtonhistory.com/a-name-in-th... #OnePlaceWednesday #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Enos Piercy - Rillington History

Few individuals embody the continuity of nineteenth-century Rillington as completely as Enos Piercy. Although remembered principally as parish clerk and sexton, he was also a tailor, property owner, h...

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Delighted to have researched the life of Frances Foxcroft (1888–1968), the English-born telephone operator whose courage during the 1918 #GingerGoodwin General Strike is now recognised by BC Labour Heritage Centre 🇨🇦 #LabourHistory #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.labourheritagecentre.ca/collection/f...

Frances Foxcroft: An Englishwoman in Vancouver's Labour Movement

Explore the intersection of personal upheaval, resilience and industrial conflict during the early years of Vancouver's labour movement.

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