In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Crakehill like this:

Crakehill, hamlet, Bedale par., North-Riding Yorkshire, 2 m. S. of Thirsk. See ELMIRE AND CRAKEHILL.

Crakehill through time

Crakehill 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 Crakehill itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26632

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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