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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rainton like this:
RAINTON-CUM-NEWBY, a township in Topcliffe parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on Leeming-lane, 6 miles N N W of Boroughbridge. Acres, 1, 511. Real property, £3,067. Pop., 380. Houses, 83. The manor belongs to Earl de Grey. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Rainton 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 Rainton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rainton, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14109
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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