In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Osbaldwick like this:
OSBALDWICK, a township and a parish in the district of York and N. R. Yorkshire. The township lies2½ miles E of York r. station. Acres, 680. Real property, £3, 496. Pop., 188. Houses, 38. The parish contains also the township of Murton, and comprises 1, 740 acres. Post-town, York. ...
Real property, £5, 329. Pop., 342. Houses, 72. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to W. Richardson, Esq. There is a private lunatic asylum. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Murton, in the diocese of York. Value, £250. Patron, the Archbishop of York. The church is very old.
Osbaldwick through time
Osbaldwick is now part of York district. Click here for graphs and data of how York has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Osbaldwick itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Osbaldwick, in York and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13847
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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