![]() KELLY'S DIRECTORY, OF THE NORTH AND EAST RIDINGS OF YORKSHIRE, 1913 So far 212 men and women have been identified as serving during the conflict, for more details see Roll of Honour, this number is constantly being added to. Images of the war memorials to the dead from each village have also been included. Postcards showing what the villages looked like c.1914 and extracts from The Upper Wensleydale Parish Magazine are also included to illustrate the activities taking place within the villages for the war effort. The large number of shopkeepers, especially in the villages of Aysgarth and West Burton, is a reminder of a time when each village was virtually self-sufficient. The descriptions provide a glimpse of what each village was like at the outbreak of war and several of the names that appear in The Roll of Honour can be found in their civilian occupations. T he total population for Aysgarth Parish in 1911 was 1,229 and it would have been a similar figure in 1914, when war broke out. The population of each village is highlighted in bold. ![]() īelow is a brief description of each township transcribed from Kelly's Trade Directory, 1913, with images of the villages. For details of the ancient and much larger parish follow the link to Aysgarth Parish Church. Today the townships of Aysgarth, Bishopdale, Burton-cum-Walden, Carperby-cum-Thoresby, Newbiggin, Thoralby and Thornton Rust make up the Parish of Aysgarth.
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