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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Yarborough like this:
YARBOROUGH, a wapentake in the Parts of Lindsey, Lincoln; containing 36 parishes; and cut into three divisions, E, N, and S. Acres, 42,067, 51,682, and 37,705. Pop. in 1851, 4,931, 11,860, and 9,448; in 1861, 26,168. Houses, 5,623. It gives the title of Earl to the family of Pelham; and it contains, in Croxton parish, the ancient camp of Yarborough, on a hill commanding fine views of the Wolds.
Yarborough is now part of NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Yarborough itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Yarborough, in North Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25710
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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