In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Elvington like this:
ELVINGTON, a parish in York district, E. R. Yorkshire; on the river Derwent, 4½ miles SSW of Fangfoss r. station, and 6½ ESE of York. Post town, Sutton-on-Derwent, under York. Acres, 2, 256. Real property, £2, 790; of which £26 are in quarries. Pop., 472. Houses, 89. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £280.* Patron, the Rev. J. E. Clarke. The church is good; and there are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists.
Elvington through time
Elvington is now part of York district. Click here for graphs and data of how York has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Elvington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Elvington, in York and Yorkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12428
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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