In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Boulby like this:
BOULBY, a hamlet in Easington parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 9 miles E of Guisborough. Extensive alum-works have been in operation here since 1615. An old edifice, now a farmhouse, was the seat of the Conyerses.
Additional information about this locality is available for Easington
Boulby through time
Boulby is now part of Redcar and Cleveland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Redcar and Cleveland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Boulby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Boulby, in Redcar and Cleveland and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25226
Date accessed: 19th May 2024
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