In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Reedness like this:
REEDNESS, a township, with a village, in Whitgift parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Ouse, 4¼ miles S E of Howden. Acres, 2, 884. Real property, £8, 228. Pop., 601. Houses, 140. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, and an endowed school.
Reedness through time
Reedness 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 Reedness itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Reedness, in East Riding of Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14121
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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