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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sessay like this:
SESSAY, a township and a parish in Thirsk district, N. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the Northeastern railway, 5 miles S S E of Thirsk; and has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Thirsk. Pop., 320. Houses, 56. The parish contains also the township of Hutton-Sessay, and comprises 3, 666 acres. Rated property, £4,078. Pop., 456. Houses, 83. S. Hall is the seat of Viscount Downe. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £600.* Patron, Viscount Downe. The church is good; and there are charities £21.
Sessay 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 Sessay itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sessay, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14196
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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