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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Staxton like this:
STAXTON, a township in Willerby parish, E. R. Yorkshire; 6½ miles SSW of Scarborough. Acres, 1,640. Real property, £1,271. Pop., 307. Houses, 58. The manor belongs to Lord Londesborough. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists.
Staxton 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 Staxton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Staxton, in North Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25978
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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