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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brandsby like this:
BRANDSBY-WITH-STEARSBY, or Bransby-with-Stearsby, a parish in Easingwold district, N. R. Yorkshire; 2½ miles S of Ampleforth r. station, and 4 ENE of Easingwold. It has a post office, of the name of Brandsby, under York. Acres, 3,048. Real property, £3,071. Pop., 284. Houses, 51. The property is divided among four. Brandsby Hall is the seat of F. Cholmeley, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £628.* Patron, F. Cholmeley, Esq. The church is good; and there are a Roman Catholic chapel, and charities £7.
Brandsby 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 Brandsby itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brandsby, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11664
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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