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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Richmond like this:
Richmond, mun. bor., market town, and par., North-Riding Yorkshire, on left bank of river Swale, 42 miles NW. of York and 237 from London by rail, 2520 ac., pop. 4502; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Saturday. The town grew up under the walls of the castle (1071), a fortress of vast strength, now a majestic ruin, occupying the summit of a cliff overlooking the river; it was the prison of William the Lion, King of Scotland, after his defeat at Alnwick. ...
Richmond has remains of 3 monastic institutions, a free grammar school of high reputation, an extensive corn market, iron and brass foundries, a papermill, &c., and gives the title of duke to the family of Lennox. It returned 2 members to Parliament until 1867, and 1 member from 1867 until 1885.
Richmond 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 Richmond itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Richmond, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/350
Date accessed: 07th November 2025
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