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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kirby Wiske like this:
KIRBY-WISKE, a township and a parish in Thirsk district, N. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the river Wiske, near its influx to the Swale, and near the Northeastern railway, 2 miles S of Otterington r. station, and 4½ NW of Thirsk; and has a post office under Thirsk. Acres, 1, 089. Real property, £1, 995. ...
Pop., 209. Houses, 49. The parish contains also the townships of Maunby, Newby-Wiske, and Newsham-withBreckenbrough. Acres, 5, 853. Real property, £9, 136. Pop. in 1851, 1, 079; in 1861, 866. Houses, 191. About half of the land is in pasture. Traces of a Roman camp are at K. W. township. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £643.* Patron, the Duke of Northumberland. The church is ancient; and has a fine Norman door, and a tower. Charities, £36. Roger Ascham, Dr. George Hickes, and Archbishop Palliser were natives.
Kirby Wiske 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 Kirby Wiske itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kirby Wiske, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13207
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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