In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Grimston like this:
GRIMSTON, a township in Kirkby Wharf parish, W.R. Yorkshire; 1½ mile S of Tadcaster. Acres, 892. Real property, £1, 405. Pop., 124. house, 22. Grimston Parks the seat of Lord Londesboringh; was restored, in 1840, by Lord Howden; is an elegant mansion, with a Corinthian portico; and stands amid fine grinnds of abint 800 acres.
Grimston through time
Grimston is now part of Selby district. Click here for graphs and data of how Selby has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Grimston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Grimston, in Selby and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12752
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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