In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brandsby like this:
BRANDSBY-WITH-STEARSBY, or Bransby-with-Stearsby, a parish in Easingwold district, N. R. Yorkshire; 2½ miles S of Ampleforth r. station, and 4 ENE of Easingwold. It has a post office, of the name of Brandsby, under York. Acres, 3,048. Real property, £3,071. Pop., 284. Houses, 51. The property is divided among four. Brandsby Hall is the seat of F. Cholmeley, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £628.* Patron, F. Cholmeley, Esq. The church is good; and there are a Roman Catholic chapel, and charities £7.
Brandsby through time
Brandsby is now part of Hambleton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Hambleton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brandsby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brandsby, in Hambleton and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11664
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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