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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Moxby like this:
MOXBY, a hamlet in Marton-in-the-Forest parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 3½ miles E N E of Yarn. Pop., 202. A Benedictine nunnery was founded here by Henry II.; and was given, at the dissolution, to the Archbishop of York.
Moxby 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 Moxby itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Moxby, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24758
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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