Our group is interested in the history of the parishes of Monk Fryston, Hillam and Burton Salmon, which are all ancient villages. Together they form the ecclesiastical parish of St Wilfrids, Monk Fryston.
However, if you take a look at the map (below) which dates from 1851, you will notice that there is a detached area coloured blue north of Monk Fryston. Until the 20th Century this area of land was part of Monk Fryston. It is now part of the parish of South Milford along with the whole of Lumby.
However, if you take a look at the map (below) which dates from 1851, you will notice that there is a detached area coloured blue north of Monk Fryston. Until the 20th Century this area of land was part of Monk Fryston. It is now part of the parish of South Milford along with the whole of Lumby.
The strip of land separating the two areas of Monk Fryston provided a corridor for the people of Lumby to move their animals down to a large open Common shared by Milford, Lumby, Fryston, Hambleton and Lennerton. The Common was defined by natural stream boundaries and Monk Fryston Common was enclosed and allotted in 1793.
There are very few examples of parishes being split like this and this large separate block of land was Fryston’s medieval North Field. As a consequence it doesn't take too much imagination, nor is it such a big leap, to think that prior to the arrival of the vikings in our area that all the land which is now Lumby was possibly once part of Fryston but, of course, this is pure speculation.
There are very few examples of parishes being split like this and this large separate block of land was Fryston’s medieval North Field. As a consequence it doesn't take too much imagination, nor is it such a big leap, to think that prior to the arrival of the vikings in our area that all the land which is now Lumby was possibly once part of Fryston but, of course, this is pure speculation.
