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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Old Byland like this:
BYLAND (Old), a parish in Helmsley district, N. R. Yorkshire; on the river Rye, 4½ miles NW of Helmsley, and 5½ NNE of Coxwold r. station. Post Town, Helmsley, under York. Acres, 2,733. Real property, £1,942. Pop., 157. Houses, 30. A Cistertian Abbey, an offshoot from Furness, was founded here, in 1143, by Roger de Mowbray; but was removed, four years afterwards, to Byland-Abbey. The living is a donative in the diocese of York. Value, £55. Patron, G. Wombwell, Esq. The church is old.
Old Byland 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 Old Byland itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Old Byland, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11916
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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