In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hunton like this:
HUNTON, a village and a township chapelry in Patrick-Brompton parish, N. R. Yorkshire. The village stands 2¼ miles N of Finghall-Lane r. station, and 6 NW by W of Bedale; and has a post office under Catterick. The chapelry comprises 1,830 acres. Real property, £4,769. Pop., 524. Houses, 120. The manor belongs to T. Hutton, Esq. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of Patrick-Brompton, in the diocese of Ripon. The church was rebuilt in 1794. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Hunton through time
Hunton is now part of Richmondshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Richmondshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hunton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hunton, in Richmondshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13044
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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