In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rylstone like this:
RILSTON, a township-chapelry in Burnsall parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 5 miles N N W of Skipton r. station. It has a post-office under Skipton. Acres, 3,050. Real property, £1, 776. Pop., 107. Houses, 22. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Burnsall, in the diocese of Ripon. The church was formerly the private chapel of the Norton family of Norton Tower.
Rylstone through time
Rylstone is now part of Craven district. Click here for graphs and data of how Craven has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rylstone itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rylstone, in Craven and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14158
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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