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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Arkendale like this:
ARKENDALE, a township-chapelry in the parishes of Knaresborough and Farnham, W. R. Yorkshire; 2¾ miles N of Goldsborough r. station, and 3½ NE of Knaresborough. It has a post office under Knaresborough. Acres, 1,620. Real property, £4,235. Pop., 242. Houses, 47. The property is much subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £80.* Patron, the Vicar of Knaresborough. The church is modern and good; and there is a Wesleyan chapel.
Arkendale is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Arkendale itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Arkendale, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11202
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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