In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described New Forest like this:
FOREST (New), a township in Kirkby-Ravensworth parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 8½ miles WNW of Richmond. Acres, 2, 978. Real property, £949. Pop., 53. Houses,
New Forest through time
New Forest is now part of Richmondshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Richmondshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about New Forest itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of New Forest, in Richmondshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13785
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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