In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Moor Town like this:
MOORTOWN, a township in Brandsburton parish, E. R. Yorkshire; 5½ miles NW of Hornsea. Acres, 498. Real property, £477. Pop., 27. Houses, 14.
Moor Town through time
Moor Town is now part of East Riding of Yorkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Riding of Yorkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Moor Town itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Moor Town, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13734
Date accessed: 20th May 2024
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