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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Langbaurgh like this:
LANGBAURGH (East and West), two wapentakes in N. R. Yorkshire; bounded, on the N, by the German ocean; on the E and the SE, by Whitby-Strand and Pickering-Lythe; on the S, by Ryedale and Birdford; on the W, by the river Tees and Allertonshire. East L. contains Easington and Guisbrough parishes, twelve other parishes, and parts of two others. Acres, 94,326. Pop. in 1851,10,671; in 1861,28,343. Houses, 5,689. West L. contains Ayton and Middlesborough parishes, eighteen other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 63,216. Pop. in 1851,16,643; in 1861,17,576. Houses, 3,737.
Langbaurgh 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 Langbaurgh itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Langbaurgh, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20154
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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