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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Finghall like this:
FINGALL, or Finghall, a township and a parish in Leyburn district, N. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the Northallerton and Leyburn railway, 4¼ miles E by S of Leyburn; and has a station, of the name of Finghall Lane, on the railway. Acres, 534. Real property, £2, 396. Pop., 111. ...
Houses, 18. The parish contains also the townships of Akebar, Hutton-Hang, and Burton-Constable; and its post town is Thornton-Steward, under Bedale. Acres, 4, 436. Real property, £5, 634. Pop., 406. Houses, 72. The property is divided among four. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £342.* Patron, M. Wyvill, Esq. The church is ancient but good, and contains monuments of the Wyvills. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £5.
Finghall 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 Finghall itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Finghall, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12580
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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