Urged by Rockingham to stand for York (the seat once held by his grandfather) in 1768, his mother objected on grounds of expense.
The church of St Helen has stood in its present position since 1783 when Beilby Thompson, then Lord of the Manor, replaced the 13th century church that was once situated to the west of Escrick Hall.
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