In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bracken like this:

BRACKEN, a township in Kilnwick parish, E. R. Yorkshire; 6 miles SW by S of Great Driffield. Acres, 460. Real property, £1,068. Pop., 34. Houses, 3.

Bracken through time

Bracken is now part of EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bracken itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bracken, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11631

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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