In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Handale like this:
HANDALE, a place in Lofthouse parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 7½ miles E of Guisbrough. A small Benedictine nunnery was founded here, in 1133, by William Percy; had eight inmates at the dissolution; and was then given to Ambrose Beckwith.
Additional information about this locality is available for Loftus
Handale through time
Handale 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 Handale itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Handale, in Redcar and Cleveland and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25241
Date accessed: 19th May 2024
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