In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wistow like this:
WISTOW, a parish, with a village, in Selby district, W. R. Yorkshire; 3 miles NW by N of Selby r. station. It has a post-office under Selby. Acres, 3,870. Real property, £7,327. Pop., 849. Houses, 185. The property is subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £300. Patron, the Archbishop of York. The church is ancient but good. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a free school, and charities £30.
Wistow through time
Wistow is now part of Selby district. Click here for graphs and data of how Selby has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wistow itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wistow, in Selby and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14484
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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