In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rawcliffe like this:
RAWCLIFFE, a township in St. Olave-Marygate and St. Michael parishes, N. R. Yorkshire; on the York and Scarborough railway, 2½ miles N W by N of York. Pop.in 1851, 48; in 1861, 115. Houses, 19. The manor belongs to Earl de Grey.
Rawcliffe through time
Rawcliffe is now part of York district. Click here for graphs and data of how York has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rawcliffe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rawcliffe, in York and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14117
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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