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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rylstone like this:
RILSTON, a township-chapelry in Burnsall parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 5 miles N N W of Skipton r. station. It has a post-office under Skipton. Acres, 3,050. Real property, £1, 776. Pop., 107. Houses, 22. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Burnsall, in the diocese of Ripon. The church was formerly the private chapel of the Norton family of Norton Tower.
Rylstone 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 Rylstone itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rylstone, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14158
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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