jan 1, 1549 - kirk garth
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The church yard. <i> a </i>.1297 <i> bihinde the kirkegarthe </i>, Thrintoft (YRS69/169); 1454 <i> xxs the whilk he gate to halowyng of the kyrkgarth </i>, Hull (SS26/171); 1502 <i> to the Chapell in the kyrke garthe, vjd </i>, Sherburn in Elmet (Th33/36); 1535 <i> sex lodys of wodde to be delyverede hym at the Kyrke Garth Yate </i>, Fountains Abbey (YRS140/254); 1549 <i> and my bodie to be buried in the parishe kirke garthe ... ne </i>[nigh]<i> vnto the troyghe ende by the porche dore </i>, South Milford (Th19/221). Note: 1517 <i> to be buried in the kyrk or church yerde wher it shall please god </i>, Austhorpe (Th4/143). It gave rise to a by-name: 1465 <i> Antonius Kirkegarth </i>, York (SS96/185).
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