In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thirlby like this:

THIRLBY, a township in Feliskirk parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 4½ miles ENE of Thirsk. Acres, 575. Real property, £868. Pop., 102. Houses, 26.

Thirlby through time

Thirlby 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 Thirlby itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thirlby, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14334

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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