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

WHITWELL, a township in Catterick parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 6½ miles NW of Northallerton. Acres, 1,084. Pop., 56. Houses, 17.

Whitwell through time

Whitwell 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 Whitwell itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14461

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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