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

TOWTHORPE, a township in Wharram-Percy parish, E. R. Yorkshire; 9½ miles WNW of Great Driffield. Acres, 1,790. Rea; property, £1,306. Pop., 62. Houses, 7.

Towthorpe through time

Towthorpe is now part of EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Towthorpe itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14393

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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