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

EPPLEBY, a township in Forcett parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the N border of the county, 2½ miles N by E of Gainford r. station, and 9 N of Richmond. Acres, 1, 060. Real property, £1, 964. Pop., 245. Houses, 59. There is a Free Methodist chapel.

Eppleby through time

Eppleby 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 Eppleby itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12431

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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