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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Menwith Hill like this:
MENWITH-WITH-DARLEY, a township in Hampsthwaite parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Nidd, 4½ miles SSE of Pateley-Bridge. Acres, 2,480. Real property, £3,178. Pop., 650. Houses, 158. The manor belongs to the Duke of Devonshire. The church of Thornthwaite chapelry is here; and there are chapels for Quakers, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists, an endowed school with £40 a year, and charities £15.
Menwith Hill 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 Menwith Hill itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Menwith Hill, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13487
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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