In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thorpe Bassett like this:
THORPE-BASSETT, a parish in the district of Mal ton and E. R. Yorkshire; 2½ miles SSE of Rillington-Junction r. station, and 4½ E by N of New Malton. Post town, New Malton. Acres, 1,792. Real property, £2,906. Pop., 219. Houses, 42. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £328.* Patron, Earl Fitzwilliam. The church is Norman.
Thorpe Bassett through time
Thorpe Bassett is now part of Ryedale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ryedale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thorpe Bassett itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thorpe Bassett, in Ryedale and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14368
Date accessed: 21st May 2024
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