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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Balk like this:
BALK, a township in Kirby.-Knowle parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 4½ miles NE of Thirsk Acres, 780. Real property, £934. Pop., 86. Houses, 16.
Balk 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 Balk itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Melindwr, in North Yorkshire and Cardiganshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11443
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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