In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Staveley like this:
STAVELEY, a parish, with a village, in Knaresborough district, W. R. Yorkshire; 3½ miles NNE of Knaresborough r. station. It has a post-office under York. Acres, 1,240. Real property, £2,488. Pop., 343. Houses, 75. Loftus Hilland Spellow Hill are chief residences. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £354.* Patron, the Rev. J. B. Hartley. The church was built in 1864; and is in the early English style, with tower and spire. There are a national school, and charities £15.
Staveley through time
Staveley is now part of Harrogate district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harrogate has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Staveley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Staveley, in Harrogate and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14282
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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