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Kirkby Moorside  North Riding

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Kirkby Moorside like this:

Kirkby Moorside, market town, par., and township, with ry. sta. (Kirby Moorside), North-Riding Yorkshire, on river Dove, 6½ miles NW. of Pickering-- par., 13,527 ac., pop. 2575; township, 4506 ac., pop. 1843; P.O., T.O., called Kirby Moorside; 2 Banks. Market-day, Wcdnesday. The town is the centre of an agricultural district, and has mfrs. of agricultural implements, brewing, malting, rope-making, iron and brass founding, &c.

Kirkby Moorside through time

Kirkby Moorside is now part of Ryedale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ryedale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kirkby Moorside itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kirkby Moorside, in Ryedale and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13222

Date accessed: 29th March 2024


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