YORK. Jl REVIOUS to the alterations made by the Ecclesi- astical Commissioners in 1836 the diocese of York contained three-fourths of Yorkshire, the whole of Nottinghamshire, and that portion of Northumber- land called Hexhamshire, or Hexham pecuHar. By order in council, dated 5th Oct. 1836, in pursuance of the recommendation of the Ecclesiastical Commis- sioners, the town and borough of Ripon, and all such parts of the deaneries of the Ainsty and Pontefract respectively, forming part of the archdeaconry of York, otherwise called the archdeaconry of the West Riding, as adjoin to the western boundaries of the liberty of the Ainsty, and of the wapentakes of Bark- ston, Ash, Osgoldcross, and Staincross respectively, were absolutely dissevered and separated from the diocese of York, and made to form part of the then newly-erected diocese of Ripon. By a second order in council, dated 22nd Dec. 1836, all places within the peculiar jurisdiction of Hexham- shire were dissevered from the diocese of York, and added to and included in the diocese of Durham and archdeaconry of Durham. By the same order in council, the deanery of Craven, in the archdeaconry of Craven, was detached from the diocese of York, and added to that of Ripon ; and the parish of Craike, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Durham, was dissevered from that archdeaconry and diocese, and added to the archdeaconry of Cleveland and dio- cese of York. By order in council, aist Aug. 1837, the whole county of Nottingham, (excc'|)t the (Ic^anr^ry of SoutliW(;ll), N 2
