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

ELLERTON-UPON-SWALE, a township in Catterick parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the river Swale, 1½ mile E by S of Catterick. Acres, 1, 609. Real property, £4, 479. Pop., 153. Houses, 32. Henry Jenkins, who attained the age of 169, and died in 1670, was a native.

Ellerton upon Swale through time

Ellerton upon Swale 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 Ellerton upon Swale itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12418

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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