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

DEIGHTON, a township in Escrick parish, E. R. Yorkshire; near the river Ouse, 5 miles S by E of York. Acres, 1, 947. Real property, £2, 585. Pop., 201. Houses, 30.

Deighton through time

Deighton is now part of YORK Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how YORK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Deighton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Deighton, in York and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12285

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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