John Hutchinson (1674 – 28 August 1737) was an English theologian and natural philosopher .
26-454: He was born at Spennithorne , Yorkshire , and served as steward in several families of position, latterly in that of the Duke of Somerset, who ultimately obtained for him the post of riding purveyor to the master of the horse, a sinecure worth about £200 a year. In 1700 he became acquainted with Dr. John Woodward (1665–1728), physician to the duke and author of a work entitled The Natural History of
52-457: A chapelry , manor , or any other minor area of local administration. The township is distinguished from the following: 'Township' is, however, sometimes used loosely for any of the above. In many areas of England, the basic unit of civil administration was the parish , generally identical with the ecclesiastical parish . However, in some cases, particularly in Northern England , there
78-455: A prickly thorn. From 1856 on, the village was served by Spennithorne railway station , 1 mile (1.6 km) north-east of the village. In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Spennithorne as: a township and a parish in Leyburn district, N. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the river Ure, near the Leyburn railway, 2 miles SE by E of Leyburn; and has
104-499: A rate could lawfully be levied. Most townships disappeared before 1866 either being included into adjacent civil parishes or gaining their own separate civil parish status. The use of the term 'township' persisted and has recently been revived as a name for subdivisions of boroughs in northern England. For example, the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale has township committees , and the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan divides
130-407: A station on the railway, and a post-office under Bedale. Acres, 1,280. Real property, £2,457. Pop., 198. Houses, 45. The parish includes two other townships, and comprises 4,680 acres. Pop., 852. Houses, 191. The property is much subdivided. S. Hall is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £425. Patron, M. Wyvill, Esq. The church is ancient. The p. curacy of Bellerby
156-505: Is a separate benefice. Hutchinson, the Hebraist, was a native. Spennithorne was historically a large parish, and included the townships of Harmby and Bellerby , which both became separate civil parishes in 1866. Harmby Beck flows into the River Ure near the village, here perhaps was Spennithorne Mill in existence in 1301, however there is no trace of its remains. Near Colliwath Wood lies
182-531: Is another mansion in this township, the seat and property of the Hon. A. C. Orde-Powlett. Set within five acres of formal garden and woodland, claiming to have "the finest view in all Yorkshire" Thorney Hall lies in the heart of Wensleydale . Township (England) In England , a township (Latin: villa ) is a local division or district of a large parish containing a village or small town usually having its own church. A township may or may not be coterminous with
208-417: Is at Leyburn , 2 miles (3.2 km) north west. The soil is loam ; composed of sand, silt and clay on a subsoil of limestone. A variety of crops are grown here with great pasture for cattle. The first UK census in 1801 recorded the total population of the then parish (which included Harmby and Bellerby) at 655, and the highest recorded population total was in the 1831 census at 848 residents. By 1881
234-492: The 19th century in Spennithorne and specifically the areas of occupation. There are 14 main categories of occupation, with the largest occupational status being Domestic Services and Offices (31%) with 37 people employed within this field. The next occupational status was Unspecified Occupation (12%) with 23 people and lowest occupational status' were Country Defence (1%) and Transport & Communication (1%) employing 2 people, of
260-472: The 200 residents in the area. St Michael and All Angels Church, a Grade I listed building is said to have been erected by Robert Fitzrandolph in AD 1166. The Church was completely demolished to make way for its Norman successor with only two or three small fragments being discovered: two stones with Runic ornament which have been built into the east wall of the chancel; and a Saxon monument recently discovered under
286-463: The 21st century. In the 1970s and 1980s Spennithorne church featured in the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small . Spennithorne Hall, the seat of C. D. Chaytor, Esq., J.P., dating back mainly to the early 18th century is best seen from the hillside to the east of Middleham. The Hall is a Grade II listed building and is described as "a handsome mansion, occupying a delightful situation". Thorney Hall
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#1732845594797312-700: The Cherubim: So the Hebrew Writings Perfect. Alterations by Rabbies Forged Shewing the Evidence for the Scriptures . Spennithorne Spennithorne is a village and civil parish in lower Wensleydale in North Yorkshire , England. The village is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of the market town Leyburn , on a slight elevation above the River Ure , which forms the southern boundary of
338-465: The Earth , to whom he entrusted a large number of fossils of his own collecting, along with a mass of manuscript notes, for arrangement and publication. A misunderstanding as to the manner in which these should be dealt with was the immediate occasion of the publication by Hutchinson in 1724 of Moses's Principia , part i., in which Woodward's Natural History was bitterly ridiculed, his conduct with regard to
364-571: The borough into ten townships, which each have a township forum. Wirral is divided into forty-four, for planning purposes. In Sheffield, Mosborough ward, which includes the districts of Halfway, Mosborough village, Waterthorpe, and Westfield, is one of the 28 electoral wards in the City of Sheffield. It is located in the eastern part of the city and is one of the wards that make up the Sheffield Attercliffe parliamentary constituency . The area
390-520: The design of Sir Isaac Newton and Dr Samuel Clarke is laid open , 1732; Glory or Gravity , 1733; The Religion of Satan, or Antichrist Delineated , 1736. He taught that the Bible contained the elements not only of true religion but also of all rational philosophy. He held that the Hebrew must be read without points, and his interpretation rested largely on fanciful symbolism . Bishop George Horne of Norwich
416-449: The floor of the chancel which has now been placed in the wall of the vestry. The interior of the church also contains tablets to the family of Chaytor. By the mid-12th century, St Michael and All Angels Church had been built and enlarged. The existing church tower dates back to around the 14th century when the aisles were also widened to their current width, along with the channel being rebuilt and extended eastwards to its present length with
442-508: The mineralogical specimens not obscurely characterized, and a refutation of the Newtonian doctrine of gravitation seriously attempted. It was followed by part ii. in 1727, and by various other works, including Moses's Sine Principio , 1730; The Confusion of Tongues and Trinity of the Gentiles , 1731; Power Essential and Mechanical, or what power belongs to God and what to his creatures, in which
468-451: The northern boundary of the parish and the southern boundary runs along the River Ure almost parallel with the A6108 , about 0.3 miles (0.4 km) south. The nearest settlements to Spennithorne include Harmby 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north-west and Middleham 2.9 miles (4.7 km) south. The nearest major city is Darlington 27 miles (43 km) north-east. The nearest railway station
494-440: The parish was much smaller, and the population was a total of 200, The 2001 census data recorded the total population at 166 of which 79 were male and 87 were female. Of those, 154 of the residents stated their religion to be Christian and 100% of the parish were white British. The 2011 census data recorded the total population at 198, an increase of 32 from previous 2001 figures, of which 95 were male and 103 female. Of those, 151 of
520-606: The parish. The village is overlooked by the steeple of St Michael and All Angels Church. Spennithorne is approximately 4 miles (6 km) east from Yorkshire Dales National Park containing a range of wildlife habitats. The village was historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire , and in 1974 became part of the Richmondshire district in the new county of North Yorkshire. Although Spennithorne dates from Saxon times, there are very few facts recorded relating to its history. At
546-588: The period of the Norman Conquest , Alan Rufus , to whom the Conqueror gave the whole of Richmondshire , distributed his lands among his retainers in feudal fashion, and in this division Spennithorne and Middleham were allotted to his brother, Ribal Fitzrandolph. In the Domesday Book Spennithorne is referred to as "Speningtorp" which Dr Whitaker states as the thorp or village of the "Spening", or
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#1732845594797572-475: The residents stated their religion to be Christian and 98% of the parish were white British. According to the 1841 census there were 199 houses in the parish (which then included Harmby and Bellerby). By 1921 the parish was much smaller, and there were only 37 houses in the parish. Using information provided by the Vision of Britain website from 1881, it is possible to see the history of the social structure during
598-437: The vestry being added on the north side. In 1872 the church was again thoroughly restored, costing around £2,000. The work was carried out under plans prepared by Mr Fowler Jones of York who preserved all the old fabric which was capable of restoration, with all construction done in strict conformity with the style of the original building. The structure of the church now resembles a medieval building of which majority remains in
624-402: The whole to be large, containing several townships. However, south of this line, parishes tended to contain single townships. A township appointed overseers of the poor and surveyors of highways in the same way as a parish and they financed their obligations by levying a rate, in the same way as parish officials. The original definition of a civil parish was any place in respect of which
650-462: Was a lesser unit called a township, being a subdivision of a parish. This could happen for several reasons: The local historian Dorothy Silvester has identified a "parish line", which divided northern from southern counties of England and Wales. In Denbighshire , Shropshire , Staffordshire , Derbyshire , the West Riding and North Riding of Yorkshire , and north of this line, parishes tended on
676-418: Was during some of his earlier years an avowed Hutchinsonian; and William Jones of Nayland continued to be so to the end of his life. A complete edition of his publications, edited by Robert Spearman and Julius Bate , appeared in 1748 (12 vols.); an Abstract of these followed in 1753; and a Supplement , with Life by Spearman prefixed, in 1765. Another of Hutchinson's numerous works is The Covenant in
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