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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bilbrough like this:
BILBROUGH, a parish in Tadcaster district, W. R. Yorkshire; 3 miles WSW of Copmanthorpe r. station, and 4 NE of Tadcaster. It has a post office under York. Acres, 1,389. Real property, £3,386. Pop., 216. Houses, 49. The property is divided chiefly among three. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £274. Patron, T. Fairfax, Esq. The church contains the remains of Thomas, Lord Fairfax, the celebrated parliamentary general. Charities, £14.
Bilbrough 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 Bilbrough itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bilbrough, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11582
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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