Sherburn in Harford Lythe,

a village in East Yorkshire

Since 1974 in North Yorkshire

Situated on the A64 between Scarborough and Malton.

A village made famous by its metal building manufacturer, a major employer in the area.

This old village had originally two manors and some of the houses are relatively old. The village stretches from the Wolds to the River Derwent, and there is a beck flowing through the village to the River. Enclosure occurred in 1755-1756 and there are excellent records of this and a map with village records at Beverley Record Office. There are further records of Enclosure with the estate records of Wykeham in Northallerton Record Office.

The Church is that of St Hilda and was restored in this Century.

St Hilda's Church: (Larger images are linked)

St Hilda's before the 20th Century Restoration	St Hilda's during the 20th Century Restoration (about 1910)

I am always interested in hearing of the whereabouts of any other records which might give further information about the people who lived at Sherburn during the centuries before 1850. For information about the authors ancestral Owston line who lived in the village I would suggest a visit to http://freespace.virgin.net/owston.tj/owstonln.htm. The Owston family intermarried into many families and I am also interested in most of these.