In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thornton Steward like this:
THORNTON-STEWARD, a parish in Leyburn district, N. R. Yorkshire; 2 miles S of Finghall-Lane r. station, and 6½ WSW of Bedale. It has a post-office under Bedale. Acres, 2,079. Real property, £3,577. Pop., 253. Houses, 47. The manor belongs to Lord Bolton. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £234.* Patron, the Bishop of R. There are a Wesleyan chapel and an endowed school.
Thornton Steward through time
Thornton Steward is now part of Richmondshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Richmondshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thornton Steward itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thornton Steward, in Richmondshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14360
Date accessed: 26th May 2024
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