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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Glaisdale like this:
GLAISDALE, a village and a township-chapelry, in Danby parish, N. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the river Esk, near the Stokesley and Whitby railway, 10 miles WSW of Whitby; and has a station on the railway. The chapelry includes also the hamlets of Stonegate and Lealholm-Bridge; the latter of which has a post office under York. ...
Acres, 8, 370. Real property, £5, 603. Pop., 1, 074. Houses, 234. The property is much subdivided. Much of the surface is moor. The scenery along the Esk is picturesque. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of York. Value, £120.* Patron, the Archbishop of York. The church was rebuilt in 1793. There are two Wesleyan chapels, and charities £9.
Glaisdale 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 Glaisdale itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Glaisdale, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12730
Date accessed: 15th November 2025
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