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

STOUPE-BROW, or Stow-Brow, a hamlet in Fylingdales township, N. R. Yorkshire; 9½ miles NN W of Scarborough. A cliff here rises to the height of 893 feet, and commands a magnificent view of land and sea. Extensive alum-works are in the vicinity.

Stoupe Brow through time

Stoupe Brow 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 Stoupe Brow itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24524

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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