In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stillingfleet like this:
STILLINGFLEET, a township in York district, and a parish partly also in Selby and Tadcaster districts, E. R. and W. R. Yorkshire. The township lies near the river Ouse, 4½ miles E by S of Bolton-Percy r. station, and 7 S of York; and bears the name of S.-with-Moreby. Acres, 2,770. Real property, £3,602. ...
Pop., 422. Houses, 92. The parish includes Kelfield and Acaster-Selby townships, and comprises 6,022 acres. Post town, Escrick, under York. Pop., 964. Houses, 201. The property is not much divided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £430.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of York. The church is ancient. The p. curacy of Acaster-Selby is a separate benefice. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £6.
Stillingfleet through time
Stillingfleet is now part of Selby district. Click here for graphs and data of how Selby has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stillingfleet itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stillingfleet, in Selby and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14285
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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