In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Langbaurgh like this:
LANGBAURGH (East and West), two wapentakes in N. R. Yorkshire; bounded, on the N, by the German ocean; on the E and the SE, by Whitby-Strand and Pickering-Lythe; on the S, by Ryedale and Birdford; on the W, by the river Tees and Allertonshire. East L. contains Easington and Guisbrough parishes, twelve other parishes, and parts of two others. Acres, 94,326. Pop. in 1851,10,671; in 1861,28,343. Houses, 5,689. West L. contains Ayton and Middlesborough parishes, eighteen other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 63,216. Pop. in 1851,16,643; in 1861,17,576. Houses, 3,737.
Langbaurgh through time
Langbaurgh is now part of Scarborough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Scarborough has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Langbaurgh itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Langbaurgh, in Scarborough and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20154
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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