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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Metham like this:
METHAM, a township in Howden parish, E. R. Yorkshire; on the Humber, near Ermine-street, 4½ miles SE by E of Howden. Acres, 920. Real property, £1,121. Pop., 91. Houses, 11. Roman urns and pottery have been found.
Metham is now part of EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Metham itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Metham, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13484
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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