In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Clareton like this:

CLARETON, a township in Allerton-Mauleverer parish, W. R. Yorkshire; under Clare Hill, 3¼ miles ENE of Knaresborough. Pop., 22. Houses, 3.

Clareton through time

Clareton 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 Clareton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Clareton, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22469

Date accessed: 11th February 2026


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