In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Melmerby like this:
MELMERBY, a township in Coverham parish. N. R. Yorkshire; near the river Cover, 4¼ miles SW of Leyburn r. station. Acres, 1,153. Real property, £850. Pop., 123. Houses, 28.
Melmerby through time
Melmerby is now part of Richmondshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Richmondshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Melmerby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Melmerby, in Richmondshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13471
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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