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

WOMBLETON, a township in Kirkdale parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 5 miles E by S of Helmsley. Acres, 1,040. Real property, £1,447. Pop., 340. Houses, 76. There is a Wesleyan chapel.

Wombleton through time

Wombleton 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 Wombleton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14490

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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