In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ryther like this:
RYTHER, a hamlet and a township in Selby district, and a parish partly also in Tadcaster district, W. R. Yorkshire. The hamlet lies on the river Wharfe, 2¾ miles E by S of Ulleskelf r. station, and 6½ N W of Selby; and has a post-office under Tadcaster. The townshipbears the name of Ryther and Ossendike, and comprises 2, 654 acres. ...
Real property, £4, 472. Pop., 326. Houses, 66. The parish contains also the township of Leadhall, and comprises 3, 554 acres. Pop., 372. Houses, 74. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £619.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. A chapel of ease is in Leadhall; and a Wesleyan chapel and a national school are in Ryther.
Ryther through time
Ryther is now part of Selby district. Click here for graphs and data of how Selby has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ryther itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ryther, in Selby and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14159
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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