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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brearton like this:
BREARTON, a chapelry in Knaresborough parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 3 miles NW of Knaresborough. It became a separate charge in 1866. Pop., 275. Living, a vicarage. Value, £200. The church was built in 1836.
Brearton 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 Brearton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brearton, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11675
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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