In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bilton like this:
BILTON, or Bilton-in-Holderness, a township chapelry in Swine parish, E. R. Yorkshire; 3 miles N of Marfleet r. station, and 4 NE of Hull. Post Town, Ganstead, under Hull. Acres, 1,120. Real property, £1,784. Pop., 102. Houses, 16. The property is all in one estate. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £150.* Patron, Viscount Downe. The church is excellent.
Bilton through time
Bilton is now part of East Riding of Yorkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Riding of Yorkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bilton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bilton, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11591
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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