In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Claxton like this:
CLAXTON, a township in Bossall parish, N. R. Yorkshire; between the river Derwent and the York and Scarborough railway, 9 miles NE by N of York. Acres, 813. Real property, £961. Pop., 195. Houses, 34. It forms a curacy with Sandhutton.
Claxton through time
Claxton is now part of Ryedale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ryedale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Claxton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Claxton, in Ryedale and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12069
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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