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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Scotton like this:
SCOTTON, a township in Farnham parish, W. R. Yorkshire: on the river-Nidd, 3 miles N W of Knaresborough. Acres, 1,030. Real property, £2-071. Pop.-321. Houses, 82. The manor belongs to SirSlings-by, Bart. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Scotton 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 Scotton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Scotton, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14184
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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