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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wilton like this:
WILTON, a chapelry in Ellerburn parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 3½ miles E by S of Pickering r. station. Post town, Pickering. Acres, 2,060. Real property, £1,933. Pop., 181. Houses, 35. The manor belongs to the Rev. J. R. Hill. The living is annexed to Ellerburn. The church is good; and there are a Wesleyan chapel and a national school.
Wilton 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 Wilton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wilton, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14477
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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