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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ellerton Abbey like this:
ELLERTON-ABBEY, a township in Downholme parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the river Swale, 6½ miles SW by W of Richmond. Real property, with Stainton, £1, 419. Pop., 50. Houses, 10. A Gilbertine nunnery was founded here, in the time of Henry II., by Warnerius, steward to the Earl of Richmond; and some remains of it, including a tower, still exist.
Ellerton Abbey is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ellerton Abbey itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ellerton Abbey, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12416
Date accessed: 09th February 2026
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