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

YAFFORTH, a chapelry in Danby-Wiske parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 1½ mile W of Northallerton r. station. Post town, Northallerton. Acres, 1,300. Real property £2,550. Pop., 2.04. Houses, 37. The property is much subdivided. The living is annexed to Danby-Wiske. The church is good.

Yafforth through time

Yafforth 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 Yafforth itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14507

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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