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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Esk like this:
ESK, or Eske (The), a river of N. R. Yorkshire. It rises on the Cleveland hills; runs about 24 miles eastward, past Castleton, Egton-Bridge, and Sleights, to the sea at Whitby; receives many upland streamlets in its course; traverses, for a considerable way, a picturesque vale; and finally divides Whitby into two nearly equal parts. The spring-tide, at its month, rises from 14 to 20 feet; the neap-tide, from 9 to 12 feet; and the tides there rose and fell four times in less than 30 minutes on 17th July 1761.
Esk 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 Esk itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Esk, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26971
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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