In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Over Silton like this:
SILTON (Over), a township in Northallerton district, and a parish partly also in Thirsk district, N. R. Yorkshire. The township lies 6¼ miles E by N of Northallerton r. station. Acres, 1,174. Real property, £968. Pop., 94. Houses, 18. The parish contains also Kepwick township, and comprises 3,694 acres. Post town, Northallerton. Pop., 255. Houses, 59. About one-third of the land is moor. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of York. Value, £98. Patron, Trinity College, Cambridge. The church is tolerable.
Over Silton through time
Over Silton is now part of Hambleton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Hambleton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Over Silton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Over Silton, in Hambleton and Yorkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14215
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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