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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described St Martin like this:
MARTIN (ST.), an extra-parochial tract in Richmond district, N. R. Yorkshire; 1 mile S of Riclhmond. Pop., 53. Houses, 11. A Benedictine priory, a cell to Yorrk abbey, was fonnded here about 1100 by Wyomar of Aske.
St Martin 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 St Martin itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of St Martin, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14162
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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