Willerby, Yorkshire, England. Geographical and Historical information from 1868.

WILLERBY:
Geographical and Historical information from the year 1868.

"WILLERBY, a parish in the wapentake of Dickering, East Riding county York, 5 miles N.W. of Hunmanby, and 6 S.W. of Scarborough. It is situated in a valley on the northern side of the Wolds near the rivers Hartford and Derwent. The parish includes the townships of Binnington, Staxton, and Willerby. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of York, value £180. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. Lord Londesborough is lord of the manor and principal landowner."

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"BINNINGTON, a township in the parish of Willerby, wapentake of Dickering, in the East Riding of the county of York, 8 miles to the S.W. of Scarborough. The York and Scarborough railway passes through this township."

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"STAXTON, a township in the parish of Willerby, wapentake of Dickering, East Riding county York, 6 miles S.W. of Scarborough, and half a mile E. of Willerby. It is a small agricultural village, situated near the railway and the river Derwent. There is a parochial school, also chapels for the Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists. Lord Londesborough is lord of the manor and principal landowner."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2013