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

MIDDLETON-UPON-LEVEN, a township-chapelry in Rudby-in-Cleveland parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the river Leven, 4½ miles ESE of Yarm r. station. Posttown, Yarm. Acres, 1,129. Real property, 1,368. Pop., 108. Houses, 19. The manor belongs to Viscount Falkland. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Rudby, in the diocese of York. The church is a small building, with a bell turret.

Middleton upon Leven through time

Middleton upon Leven 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 Middleton upon Leven itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13712

Date accessed: 31st May 2026


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