Rowley, East Riding of Yorkshire
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Rowley is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
. It is situated 1 miles (1.6 km) south of Little Weighton
and approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west of Beverley
town centre.
The civil parish is formed by the villages of Rowley and Little Weighton
together with the hamlet
s of Bentley
, High Hunsley
, Low Hunsley
, Risby
and part of the hamlet
of Riplingham
.
According to the 2001 UK census
, Rowley parish had a population of 1,030.
The village of Rowley is now mostly depopulated, leaving only a few houses, and most of the population is now in Little Weighton
.
Rev. Ezekiel Rogers
, who became Rector
of Rowley in 1621, was suspended from the parish church in 1638 for his non-conformist beliefs. Following this, he led 20 families to emigrate to the American colonies, where he founded the town of Rowley, Massachusetts
in 1639. The emigrants sailed from Hull
in the John, probably a merchant ship of around 200 tons, probably in June 1638, arriving in Salem, Massachusetts
in August.
One of those 20 families was the Grants, who are direct forebears of the model Jodie Kidd
, as revealed in a 2008 edition of the BBC genealogy programme Who Do You Think You Are?.
Also among the 1638 emigrants were two brothers, Richard and Thomas Wickham. Samuel, a son of Thomas, settled in Rhode Island
and became a Freeman of the Colony and a Deputy. Another descendant, Captain John Clements Wickham
R.N. served on the Beagle
on its voyage with Charles Darwin
and was later the first Magistrate and administrator of Queensland.
Rev. Levett
Edward Thoroton, son of Col. Thomas Blackborne Thoroton Hildyard of Flintham Hall, Flintham
, Nottinghamshire, was rector of Rowley for 23 years. He is commemorated by a tablet on the south aisle of St Peter's Church in Rowley. The Hildyard family had a long association with Rowley and its church, where they were patrons of the living. The local church contains many memorials to the family.
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated 1 miles (1.6 km) south of Little Weighton
Little Weighton
Little Weighton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south west of Beverley town centre.Little Weighton forms part of the civil parish of Rowley....
and approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west of Beverley
Beverley
Beverley is a market town, civil parish and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Hull and the Westwood. The town is noted for Beverley Minster and architecturally-significant religious buildings along New Walk and other areas, as well as the Beverley...
town centre.
Little Weighton
Little Weighton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south west of Beverley town centre.Little Weighton forms part of the civil parish of Rowley....
together with the hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
s of Bentley
Bentley, East Riding of Yorkshire
Bentley is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south of the market town of Beverley.It lies to the west of the A164 road though there is no access from the main road apart from agricultural vehicles....
, High Hunsley
High Hunsley
High Hunsley is a small hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Yorkshire Wolds approximately south west of Beverley town centre and north west of the village of Little Weighton.It forms part of the civil parish of Rowley...
, Low Hunsley
Low Hunsley
Low Hunsley is a small hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south west of Beverley town centre and west of the village of Little Weighton.It forms part of the civil parish of Rowley....
, Risby
Risby, East Riding of Yorkshire
Risby is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south west of Beverley and lies west of the A164 road.It forms part of the civil parish of Rowley.-References:...
and part of the hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Riplingham
Riplingham
Riplingham is a little hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.It is situated approximately south west of Beverley and east of South Cave.It is situated on the crossroads that link , South Cave, Welton, North Newbald and Raywell....
.
According to the 2001 UK census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
, Rowley parish had a population of 1,030.
The village of Rowley is now mostly depopulated, leaving only a few houses, and most of the population is now in Little Weighton
Little Weighton
Little Weighton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south west of Beverley town centre.Little Weighton forms part of the civil parish of Rowley....
.
Rev. Ezekiel Rogers
Ezekiel Rogers
Ezekiel Rogers was an English nonconformist clergyman, and Puritan settler of Massachusetts.-Life:He was a son of Richard Rogers, who held the living of Wethersfield in Essex, and younger brother of Daniel Rogers. He graduated M.A. from Christ's College, Cambridge in 1604, and became chaplain in...
, who became Rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of Rowley in 1621, was suspended from the parish church in 1638 for his non-conformist beliefs. Following this, he led 20 families to emigrate to the American colonies, where he founded the town of Rowley, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
in 1639. The emigrants sailed from Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
in the John, probably a merchant ship of around 200 tons, probably in June 1638, arriving in Salem, Massachusetts
Salem, Massachusetts
Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...
in August.
One of those 20 families was the Grants, who are direct forebears of the model Jodie Kidd
Jodie Kidd
Jodie Kidd is an English television personality and fashion model.-Early life:Jodie was a showjumper as a child and attended St Michael's School, Petworth.-Family:Jodie is the granddaughter from Hon...
, as revealed in a 2008 edition of the BBC genealogy programme Who Do You Think You Are?.
Also among the 1638 emigrants were two brothers, Richard and Thomas Wickham. Samuel, a son of Thomas, settled in Rhode Island
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was one of the original English Thirteen Colonies established on the east coast of North America that, after the American Revolution, became the modern U.S...
and became a Freeman of the Colony and a Deputy. Another descendant, Captain John Clements Wickham
John Clements Wickham
John Clements Wickham was a naval officer, magistrate and administrator. He was a Lieutenant on HMS Beagle during her second survey mission from 1831 to 1836, which took the young naturalist Charles Darwin on what became the subject of his book, The Voyage of the Beagle...
R.N. served on the Beagle
Beagle
The Beagle is a breed of small to medium-sized dog. A member of the Hound Group, it is similar in appearance to the Foxhound, but smaller, with shorter legs and longer, softer ears. Beagles are scent hounds, developed primarily for tracking hare, rabbit, and other game...
on its voyage with Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...
and was later the first Magistrate and administrator of Queensland.
Rev. Levett
Levett
Levett is an Anglo-Norman territorial surname deriving from the village of Livet-en-Ouche, now Jonquerets-de-Livet, in Eure, Normandy. Ancestors of the earliest Levett family in England, the de Livets were lords of the village of Livet, and undertenants of the de Ferrers, among the most powerful of...
Edward Thoroton, son of Col. Thomas Blackborne Thoroton Hildyard of Flintham Hall, Flintham
Flintham
Flintham is a village in Nottinghamshire within a few miles of Newark, opposite RAF Syerston on the A46. It has a population of circa 650 and a school, village hall, church and cricket pavilion. It has one pub, the on . It also has a community shop run by volunteers called Flintham Community Shop,...
, Nottinghamshire, was rector of Rowley for 23 years. He is commemorated by a tablet on the south aisle of St Peter's Church in Rowley. The Hildyard family had a long association with Rowley and its church, where they were patrons of the living. The local church contains many memorials to the family.