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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Nawton like this:
NAWTON, a village and a township in Kirkdale parish, N. R. Yorkshire. The village stands 3½ miles E N E of Helmsley, and has a post-office under York. The township comprises 1, 200 acres. Real property, £1, 899. Pop., 358. Houses, 83. The manor belongs to F. Barr, Esq. Nawton Tower is a castellated mansion, stands on a rising-ground, and commands extensiveviews. There are two Methodist chapels.
Nawton 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 Nawton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Nawton, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13774
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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