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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Great Fencote like this:
FENCOTES (Great and Little), two hamlets in Kirkby-Fleetham parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 3¼ miles NE of Bedale. They form a curacy with Kirkby-Fleetham: and they have a church and a Wesleyan chapel.
Great Fencote 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 Great Fencote itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Great Fencote, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25239
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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