In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brompton on Swale like this:
BROMPTON-UPON-SWALE, a township in Easby parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the river Swale and the Richmond railway, 3½ miles E of Richmond. It includes the hamlet of Citadilla; and has a post office under Richmond. Acres, 1,710. Real property, £3,418. Pop., 406. Houses, 98. It forms a curacy with Easby.
Brompton on Swale through time
Brompton on Swale is now part of Richmondshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Richmondshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brompton on Swale itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brompton on Swale, in Richmondshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11793
Date accessed: 14th June 2024
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