In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wharram le Street like this:
WHARRAM, a r. station and two parishes in E. R. Yorkshire. The station is on the Thirsk and Driffield railway, on the Wolds, 7 miles SE of New Malton; and has a head post-office. The parishes are W.-le-Street and W.-Percy; they lie around the r. station; the former is in Malton district; and the latter contains two townships in that district, one in Pocklington district, and one in Driffield district. ...
Acres, 2,024 and 9,017. Real property, £2,106 and £6,887. Pop., 140 and 484. Houses, 23 and 72. The manors belong to Lord Middleton. The livings are vicarages in the diocese of York. Value, £125 and £60. Patron, Lord Middleton. The churches are good.
Wharram le Street through time
Wharram le Street is now part of Ryedale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ryedale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wharram le Street itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wharram le Street, in Ryedale and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14453
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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