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Please note that this index is given in good faith as a guide to the contents of the book, but there may be errors in both the original index and the transcription of the index.

The index is divided into five sections:

1. The City of Ripon, which starts immediately below
2. The Borough of Knaresborough
3. The town of Harrogate
4. General index of Places
5. Index of Subjects

THE CITY OF RIPON.

• Its situation, etymology, and description (2)
• Roman relics found here
• King Egfrid's visit
• Monastery burnt by the Danes
• Elshaw or Ailsey Hill
• Ripon made a Royal Borough
• Destruction of the place in (2)
• Manor of Ripon at the time of the Norman Conquest
• Ripon, the residence of the Archbishops of York
• Bruce and his forces at Ripon
• A Parliament summoned to meet here
• Leland visits Ripon
• Henry IV. retired to Ripon
• Decline of the woollen cloth trade
• Plague at Ripon
• The "Rising in the North"
• Cardinal Wolsey, Lord of the Manor
• Contention about the election of the Wakeman
• Charter of Incorporation granted by James I
• That King's visit to Ripon
• King Charles passes through Ripon
• Conference of English and Scotch Commissioners .
• The Parliamentarians here
• King Charles I. a prisoner at Ripon
• Principal Factories and Inns
• Civil Government and Corporation
• The Liberty of Ripon
• The Corporation.
• Arms of the City, and the Franchise
• Obelisk, Town Hall, &c
• Russian War Trophy
• River Ure Navigation
• Ripon noted for the Manufacture of Spurs and Saddle Tree
• Flistory of the Abbey
• King Egfrid at Ripon
• St. Wilfrid's Sunday
• Ripon constituted an Episcopal See in the time of St. Wilfrid
• King Athelstan at Ripon
• The privilege of Sanctuary granted
• The City and Abbey destroyed by fire
• The Abbey changed to a Collegiate Church
• The Deanery (2)
• Charters of King Henry, King of Scotland, and Stephen King of England
• Prebend of Sharow
• Henry V. grants a Charter to the College of Prebendaries
• The Collegiate Society at the period of the Reformation
• The Parish of Ripon at the same period
• King James re constitutes the dissolved Collegiate Society
• Diocese and See of Ripon
• Chief Dignitaries of the Diocese
• The Cathedral
• St. Wilfrid's Needle (2)
• Description of the Minster
• The Saxon Crypt
• Bone House
• Episcopal Palace (2)
• Ripon Park (2)
• Old Parish Church
• The Lady Church
• Hospitals
• Trinity Church
• Dissenting Chapels
• Catholic Church.
• Grammar and other Schools
• Dispensary and other Institutions
• Longevity
• Studley Royal

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THE BOROUGH OF KNARESBOROUGH

• Situation of the town (2)
• Etymology
• Knaresborough Forest
• Iron Smelting in the Forest
• The Slingsbys Chief Foresters
• Hay a Park
• The Castle, Honour, &c.
• The Assassins of St. Thomas of Canterbury take refuge in the Castle
• The town burnt by the Scots
• Gibbet Hill, and Gallow Hill
• Knaresborough a Royal Garrison
• Fortifications of the place
• The Castle beseiged
• Oliver Cromwell here
• The Gauntlet run
• Description of the Castle's ruins
• Honour of Knaresborough
• Relics in the ruined Tower of the Castle
• Queen Anne grants five fairs
• Knaresborough Volunteers raise
• The Priory
• Robert the Hermit
• Chapel of St. Hilda
• St. Robert's Cave
• Eugene Aram
• Grimbald's Crag
• St. Robert's Well
• St. Robert's Chapel
• Fort Montague
• Dropping Well
• Mother Shipton
• Ancient Families
• Origin of the names of streets
• Parish Church
• Trinity Church
• Chapels
• Franchise
• The Town Hall, &c.
• Starbeck Spa and Bath
• Schools
• Blind Jack of Knaresborough
• Lady Hewley's and other Charities
• Slingsby Family
• Striven Park

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THE TOWN OF HARROGATE

• Situation and origin of name (2)
• Origin of the place
• Mineral Springs discovered
• Progress and prosperity of the place
• Mineral Waters
• Sulphur Springs
• The Royal Sulphur Pump Room
• Old Betty
• The Bog Wells
• Chalybeate, &c., Springs
• Royal Chalybeate Spa, Pump Room, and Promenade
• Properties of the Waters
• Analytical table of the Waters
• Christ Church
• Monument to Dr. Kennion
• St. Mary's Church
• St. Peter's Church
• All Saints' Mission Church
• Chapels
• Schools
• Bath Hospital
• Rogers' Alms Houses
• Town Hall, &c.
• Observatory
• Hotels

• Ailcy Hill, (2)
• Aismunderby, (3)
• Aketon,
• Aldborough,
• Aldfield,
• Alexander's Hill,
• Allerton Mauleverer (Stourton),
• Almias Cliff,
• Arkendale,
• Asquith,
• Azerley,
• Barrowby,
• Beamsley,
• Beckwith,
• Beckwith Shaw,
• Beggarmote Scar,
• Bewerley,
• Bilton,
• Birkby Nab,
• Birstwith,
• Bishop Monkton,
• Bishopside (High and Low),
• Bishop Thornton,
• Bishopton,
• Blayshaw Rents and Crags,
• Blois Hall,
• Blubberhouses,
• BOROUGHBRIDGE,
• Bowthwaite,
• Brackenfort,
• Braisty Wood, (2)
• Bramley Grange,
• Brandrith Craggs,
• Braythorne,
• Brearton,
• Bridge House Gate,
• Brimham Rocks,
• Burnt Bridge,
• Burnt Yates,
• Burton Leonard,
• Castle Dykes,
• Castley,
• Castle Hill,
• Castle Stead,
• Cattal Magna,
• Cayton,
• Clareton,
• Clare Hill,
• Clare Wapentake,
• Cliff Foss,
• Clifton with Norwood,
• Clint,
• Clotherholme,
• Coldstones,
• Collingham,
• Colthouse,
• Compton,
• Coneythorpe,
• Conyng Garth,
• Cowthorpe,
• Copgrove,
• Craven Keld and Cross,
• Dacre,
• Dacre Banks,
• Deighton, Kirk,
• Deighton, North,
• Denton,
• Deuil Cross, (2)
• Dole Bank,
• Dunsforth, Higher,
• Dunsforth, Lower,
• Dun Keswick,
• Eavestone,
• Eglin's Hole,
• Farnham,
• Farnley,
• Fellbeck,
• Felliscliffe,
• Ferensby,
• Fewston,
• Flaxby,
• Follifoot,
• Fountains Abbey, (3)
• Fountains Earth,
• Fountains Moor,
• Galphay,
• Givendale,
• Goldsborough,
• Goydon Pot, (2)
• Grantley,
• Green Hammerton, (2)
• Greenhow Hill,
• Grewelthorpe,
• Guysclife,
• Hackfall, (2)
• Hardcastle Garth,
• Hampsthwaite,
• Harewood,
• Harlow Hill, (2)
• Hartwith with Winsley,
• Hazlewood with Storiths,
• Haverah Park, (3)
• Hay a Park,
• Hayshaw, (2)
• Heathfield,
• Hedge Nook,
• Helks Glen,
• Helthwaite Hill,
• Hewick Bridge,
• Hewick Copt,
• Hollings, (2)
• Hopperton,
• How Hill,
• How Stean Beck,
• Hammerton with Milby,
• Hunsingore,
• Ingerthorpe,
• Ingmanthorpe,
• Ilkley,
• Kearby cum Netherby,
• Ketsmoor,
• Kettlesing,
• Killinghall, (2)
• Kirkby Hall,
• Kirkby Malzeard,
• Kirkby Overblow,
• Kirk Hammerton,
• Langbar,
• Laverton with Dallowgill,
• Lead Wath,
• Leathley,
• Limley,
• Lindrick, (2)
• Lindley,
• Linton,
• Lofthouse, (2)
• Low Laiths,
• Markenfield,
• Markington with Wallerthwaite,
• Marston Moor,
• Marten cum Grafton,
• Menwith with Darley,
• Micklethwaite,
• Mickley,
• Middlesmoor,
• Middlesmoor Forest,
• Middletongue,
• Middleton and Stockhill,
• Minskip,
• Nesfield,
• Newall with Clifton,
• New Bridge,
• Newby with Mulwith,
• New York,
• Nidd,
• Nidd Head,
• Nought Moor,
• Nun Monkton,
• OTLEY,
• Ouseburn, Great,
• Ouseburn, Little,
• Ouse Gill Spring, or Ouse Head, (2)
• Pannal,
• Park Foss,
• PATELEY BRIDGE,
• Plumpton,
• Quarry Moor,
• Ramsgill,
• Raygill House,
• Ravenagill,
• Roecliffe,
• Ribston, Great with Walshford,
• Ribston, Little,
• Ridgman Scar,
• Ripley,
• Ripon Parish,
• Ripon Liberty,
• Rigton,
• Rombald's Moor,
• Sawley,
• Scarrow,
• Scotton,
• Scriven with Tentergate,
• Sharow,
• Shaw Mill,
• Sicklinghall,
• Skipton,
• Snowdon, Upper and Lower,
• Spacey Houses,
• Spofforth,
• Skelding,
• Skelton,
• Smelthouse,
• Stainburn,
• Starbeck,
• Stainley, North with Sleningford,
• Stainley, South,
• Staveley,
• Stean Gill,
• Stean,
• Stockeld,
• Stonebeck, Down,
• Stonebeck, Up,
• Stourton (Allerton Mauleverer),
• Studley Roger,
• Studley Royal,
• Stump Cross Caverns,
• St. Helen's Well,
• Summer Bridge,
• Sutton Grange,
• Swarcliffe,
• Swincliffe,
• Swindon,
• Tanfield,
• Ten Low,
• Timble, Great,
• Timble, Little,
• Thornborough,
• Thornthwaite with Padside,
• Thornville,
• Thorpe Underwood,
• Thruscross,
• Walkingham Hill with Occany,
• Walton Head,
• Warsill,
• Wath,
• Weeton,
• Weston,
• West Syke Green,
• Westwick,
• WETHERBY,
• Whernside, Great,
• Whitcliffe with Thorpe,
• Whixley,
• Widdington,
• Wilstrop,
• Winksley,
• Wilsill, (2)
• Woodale,
• Wormald Green,
• Wreaks, (2)

• Abbeys See Monastic Institutions
• Aislabie, family of,
• Aislabie, John, (2)
• Aislabie, William,
• Aldburgh, family of,
• Allanson, Mrs. Elizabeth, (2)
• Aram, Eugene, (3)
• Atlay, Bishop,
• Battles (5)
• Bayne, family of,
• Beckwith, family of, (2)
• Bedern, the,
• Ben Rhydding,
• Bothell, family of,
• Bickersteth, Bishop,
• Bishopthorpe Palace,
• Blackah, Thomas (poet),
• Blackett, family of,
• Blind Jack of Knaresborough, (2)
• Bradley, Suffragan Bishop of Hull,
• British Dwellings (ancient),
• Brunanburgh, battle of,
• Byrnand, family of,
• Camps (7)
• Castles (6)
• Castrum Exploratorum,
• Celtic Remains,
• Chantries, (2)
• College of Prebendaries,
• Cowthorpe Oak,
• Craven, Dr. William, (3)
• Cromwell, Oliver, (3)
• Danes, ravages of,
• De Burgh, Hubert,
• De Grey, family of, (2)
• De Grey and Ripon, Earl,
• De Melton, Archbishop,
• Devils Arrows, (2)
• Diocese of Ripon,
• District Church Title and Amendment Act,
• D'Lisle, family of,
• Dover, siege of,
• Dreadful calamity whilst hunting,
• Duchess (shorthorn) tribe,
• Dunmow Hitch of bacon,
• Earthquake,
• Earthworks (ancient) (7)
• Eata, Abbot of Melrose,
• Erskine, Dean,
• Extraordinary prices for cattle,
• Fairfax, Lord,
• Fawkes, F. H., (2)
• Fitz John, Eustace, (2)
• Filial piety, instance of,
• Floods, remarkable, (2)
• Gaunt, John of, (2)
• Gill, Charles (inventor of the Porcupine),
• Goldsborough, family of,
• Goodricke, family of, (2)
• Goodricke, Sir Henry,
• Grainge, William (author), (2)
• Grantley, Lord,
• Gunter, Captain, R.G.,
• Hermit of Knaresborough, (2)
• Herries, Lady,
• Heslington, T. C. (author),
• Howley, Lady, (2)
• Horner, family of,
• Horn days,
• Horse racing,
• Ingleby, family of,
• Isurium (Roman Station),
• Jackson, of Masham (composer),
• Rearsley, Messrs. H. and G.,
• Kearsley, Robert, (2)
• Kennion, Dr.,
• Kilvington, Rev. Edward,
• King Alchfrid, (2)
• King Athelstan, (2)
• King Edred,
• King Ella,
• King Alfred the Great,
• King William the Conqueror, (3)
• King Henry V.,
• King Richard II.,
• King Charles I., (2)
• King James,
• King William IV.,
• Knaresborough, family of,
• Knaresborough Forest,
• Knowles, James,
• Lawrence, Mrs., (3)
• Lead Mines,
• Louis, Prince (of France),
• Levens, Captain John,
• Longley, Archbishop, (2)
• Longevity, (3)
• Mallorie, family of,
• Mallory, Sir John,
• Markenfield, family of,
• Mauleverer, family of,
• Mineral Waters (6)
• MONASTIC INSTITUTIONS :
  • Abbeys Ripon, Fountains,
  • Preceptory Ribston,
  • Priories Knaresborough, (4) Allerton Mauleverer, Nun Monkton,
  • Nunnery, Dole Bank,
  • Cell, Tockwith,
  • Chapels How Hill, St. Hilda, near Knaresborough,
• Hospitals Ripon,
• Mowbray, family of,
• Muncaster, Lord,
• Odo, Archbishop of Canterbury, (4)
• Plantagenet, Richard (Earl of Cornwall),
• Plumpton, family of,
• Plumpton Rocks,
• Pulleyn, family of,
• Radcliffe, Sir Joseph,
• Religious Houses See Monastic Institutions
• Ribston Pippin,
• Robin Hood's Well,
• Roger, Archbishop,
• Roman remains (18)
• Royal Forests in England,
• Roman Rigg,
• Roundell, family of,
• Sanctuary Crosses,
• Saxon Crypt,
• Shepherd, Mrs. Alice, (2)
• Sheepshanks, William,
• Shorthorns (cattle) (3)
• Shipton, Mother,
• Shipton Castle,
• Slingsby, family of, (8)
• Slingsby, Sir Charles, (4)
• Slingsby, Sir Henry, (2)
• Stone Coffins, (2)
• Stone Pulpit (curious),
• Stourton, Lord,
• St. Helen's Ford,
• St. Hilda's Chapel,
• St. Mungo's Well,
• St. Robert's Cave,
• St. Robert's Well, (2)
• St. Wilfrid's Sunday,
• St. Wilfrid's Needle, (2)
• Tancred, family of,
• Temples (ancient),
• Thornton, Colonel, (2)
• Thurstan, Archbishop, (2)
• Trapper, family of,
• Tumuli See Camps and Earthworks
• Turner, T. S. (author) (2)
• Tut rivulet,
• Ure, or Yore (river), source of,
• Ure Navigation,
• Vavasour, Rev. Philip,
• Vyner, Lady Mary G.,
• Vyner, F. G., and others murdered by Greek Brigands,
• Waddilove, Dean, (2)
• Wakeman, title of,
• Walbran, J. R. (author)
• Wapentakes,
• Watling Street,
• Wesley, Rev. John,
• White Battle, (2)
• Wilberforce, William,
• Wilfrid, St. (Archbishop of York) (6)
• Yorke, family of, (2)