In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thornton le Clay like this:
THORNTON-LE-CLAY, a township in Foston parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 7 miles SW of New Malton. Acres, 1,270. Real property, £1,628. Pop., 270. Houses, 60.
Thornton le Clay through time
Thornton le Clay is now part of Ryedale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ryedale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thornton le Clay itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thornton le Clay, in Ryedale and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14354
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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