Parish records of Acomb, St James the Deacon

Includes register of christenings, 1955-1976; register of marriages, 1966-1988; register of banns, 1966-1981, 1985-2006; register of confirmations, 1953-1977; register of services, 1955-1989; Vestry/ Parochial Church Council minutes, 1965-1968, with ephemera, 1980s-2012; church accounts, 1955-1977; photocopy of diocesan survey, 1976; parish visiting book, 1950s; electoral roll, 1956-1968; order in council for the creation of the parish, 1968; license for marriages, 1965; land transfer for church, 1971; plan of church by George Pace, c 1969; map of parish boundaries, 1960s.

The parish of St James the Deacon, Acomb Moor, began life as a mission chapel and district within the parish of Acomb in 1952 and was created to meet the needs of new housing estates in South West York. It separated from Acomb in May 1968 and today the parish includes Woodthorpe, Acomb Park and Foxwood, and parts of Dringhouses West and Acomb.
St James’ Church was built by York architect George Pace and consecrated in 1971. Whilst of contemporary design, the church incorporates many features from older York churches. These include a twelfth century arch from the demolished church of St Maurice, a fifteenth century font from St Sampson’s, and a fourteenth century altar slab from York Minster.
A church hall was added in 2010.

Records are open to the public, subject to the overriding provisions of relevant legislation, including data protection laws. 24 hours' notice is required to access photographic material.

The archive was deposited at the Borthwick Institute in 1993 by the incumbent. A further addition was made to the archive in 2019.

The parish of St James the Deacon, Acomb Moor, began life as a mission chapel and district within the parish of Acomb in 1952 and was created to meet the needs of new housing estates in South West York. It separated from Acomb in May 1968 and today the parish includes Woodthorpe, Acomb Park and Foxwood, and parts of Dringhouses West and Acomb.
St James’ Church was built by York architect George Pace and consecrated in 1971. Whilst of contemporary design, the church incorporates many features from older York churches. These include a twelfth century arch from the demolished church of St Maurice, a fifteenth century font from St Sampson’s, and a fourteenth century altar slab from York Minster.
A church hall was added in 2010.

A typescript finding aid, to file level, is available for consultation in the searchroom of the Borthwick Institute. This includes all material received in 2019.

Registers of christenings, 1955-1976, and marriages, 1966-1988, are also available on microfilm at the Borthwick Institute (References: MF 1582).
Our collection of parish baptism, marriage and burial registers has been digitised by both Ancestry and Find My Past. Copies of digitised records can be viewed online on Ancestry or Find My Past, as part of larger UK-wide parish registers datasets. You can find out more about these record sets, and how to find our registers, here: https://borthcat.york.ac.uk/index.php/are-you-looking-for-parish-registers.

Created by S. A. Shearn, 03.12.15

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Further accruals are expected.

The parish records of Acomb, St Stephen and Acomb, St Aidan, Ridgeway are also deposited at the Borthwick Institute.

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