In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Gayles like this:
GAYLES, a township in Kirkby-Ravensworth parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 5 miles NW by N of Richmond. Acres, 2, 467. Real property, £2, 160. Pop., 197. Houses, 45.
Gayles through time
Gayles is now part of Richmondshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Richmondshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gayles itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gayles, in Richmondshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12701
Date accessed: 29th April 2025
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