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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whenby like this:
WHENBY, a parish in Easingwold district, N. R. Yorkshire; 5 miles S by E of Gilling r. station. Post town, Easingwold. Acres, 1,010. Real property, £1,905. Pop., 109. Houses, 25. The manor belongs to W. Garforth, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £121. Patron, W. Garforth, Esq. There is a parochial school.
Whenby 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 Whenby itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whenby, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14457
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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