In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described St Martin like this:
MARTIN (ST.), an extra-parochial tract in Richmond district, N. R. Yorkshire; 1 mile S of Riclhmond. Pop., 53. Houses, 11. A Benedictine priory, a cell to Yorrk abbey, was fonnded here about 1100 by Wyomar of Aske.
St Martin through time
St Martin is now part of Richmondshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Richmondshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about St Martin itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of St Martin, in Richmondshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14162
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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