In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Catton like this:
CATTON, two townships in Pocklington district, and a parish in Pocklington and York districts, E. R. Yorkshire. The townships are High and Low Catton; they lie contiguous to each other; and the latter is on the river Derwent, 1 mile S of Stamford-Bridge r. station, and 7 E by N of York. Acres, 1,640 and 2,140. ...
Real property, £1,819 and £1,661. Pop., 215 and 179. Houses, 42 and 33. The parish contains also the townships of East Stamford-Bridge, Kexby, and Stamford-Bridge-with-Scoreby; and has post offices at Stamford-Bridge and Kexby, both under York. Acres, 8,102. Real property, £9,623; of which £181 are in quarries. Pop. 1,189. Houses, 223. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £410.-Patron, Lord Leconfield. The church is tolerable. The vicarage of Kexby is a separate benefice. There are a Wesleyan chapel, an endowed school with £25, and other charities with £11.
Catton through time
Catton is now part of East Riding of Yorkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Riding of Yorkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Catton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Catton, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11989
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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