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

CATTON, a township in Topcliffe parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the river Swale, 5 miles SW of Thirsk. Acres, 804. Real property, £1,306. Pop., 104. Houses, 26.

Catton through time

Catton 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 Catton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11988

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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