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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described West Burton like this:
BURTON-CUM-WALDEN, or West Burton, a township in Aysgarth parish, N. R. Yorkshire; at the junction of Bishopdale and Wensleydale, 3 miles SW of Aysgarth. It has a post office, of the name of West Burton, under Bedale; and fairs are held in it on 10 March, 6 May, 30 Aug., 26 Sept., and 3 Nov. Acres, 6,790. Real property, £4,038. Pop., 478. Houses, 110. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
West Burton 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 West Burton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of West Burton, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11881
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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