In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Faceby like this:
FACEBY, a chapelry in Whorlton parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 2 miles SE of Potto r. station, and 4 SSW of Stokesley. Post town, Swainby, under Northallerton. Acres, 1, 402. Real property, £1, 269. Pop., 164. Houses, 35. Faceby Hall is the seat of the Favells. The living is a p. curacy. Value, £81. Patron, G. W. Sutton, Esq. There is a Primitive Methodist chapel.
Faceby through time
Faceby is now part of Hambleton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Hambleton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Faceby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Faceby, in Hambleton and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12442
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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