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

FLAXBY, a township in Goldsborough parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 3½ miles ENE of Knaresborough. Acres, 580. Pop., 76. Houses, 19.

Flaxby through time

Flaxby 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 Flaxby itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12597

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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