In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Firby like this:
FIRBY, a township in Westow parish, E. R. Yorkshire; on the river Derwent and the Scarborough railway, 4¼ miles SW of Malton. Pop., 51. Houses, 7. Firby Hall is the seat of the Harrisons.
Firby through time
Firby is now part of Ryedale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ryedale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Firby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Firby, in Ryedale and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12583
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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