Greetings, The crucial element in locating which Lofthouse/Loftus you need is whether you are searching for a place in the old West Riding or the old North Riding. According to Baines' Directory of 1822-3, there is only one Lofthouse in the North Riding, 9 miles from Guisborough, in the wapentake and liberty of Guisborough; the church is dedicated to St. Leonard, and the village was at the time largely dependent on the alum works for employment, woth a population of 1178. On the other hand there are 3 places named Lofthouse in the pre-1974 West Riding of Yorkshire: - Lofthouse, parish of Rothwell. wapentake of Agbrigg (near Wakefield); Lofthouse, parish of Harewood, wapentake of Skyrack (near Harewood, between Harrogate & Leeds); Lofthouse, parish of Kirkby Malzeard, wapentake of Claro (near Ripon). (Note that Ripon was until the boundary changes in 1974 classed as the West Riding.) Best wishes, Roz