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

IRTON, a township in Seamer parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 4 miles SW of Scarborough. Acres, 610. Pop., 125. Houses, 27.

Irton through time

Irton 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 Irton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13076

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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