In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Dalton like this:
DALTON, a township in Kirkby-Ravensworth parish, N. R. Yorkshire; near Watling-street, 6 miles NW of Richmond. Acres, 2, 619. Real property, £3, 436. Pop., 222. Houses, 52. There are a chapel of ease and an endowed school.
Dalton through time
Dalton is now part of Richmondshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Richmondshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dalton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dalton, in Richmondshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12260
Date accessed: 29th April 2025
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