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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kirkham like this:
KIRKHAM, an extra-parochial tract, in the district of Malton and E. R. Yorkshire; on the river Derwent, and on the York and Scarborongh railway, 6 miles SW of Malton. It has a station on the railway, a post office under York, and a fair on the Saturday before Trinity Sunday. Acres, 290. Real property, £492. ...
Pop., 56. Houses, 8. The property belongs to E.Taylor, Esq. An Augustinian priory was founded here, in 1121, by Sir Walter Espec; was given, at the dissolution, to Henry Kuyvet; and has left some interesting remains, including a beautiful gate of the time of Edward I., a Norman doorway, the E end of the choir, and part of the cloisters.
Kirkham 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 Kirkham itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kirkham, in North Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13228
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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