In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Blacktoft like this:
BLACKTOFT, a township and a parish in Howden district, E. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the river Ouse, nearly opposite the influx of the Trent, 3 miles S by E of Staddlethorpe r. station, and 7 ESE of Howden; and it includes the hamlet of Staddlethorpe, and has a post office under Howden. ...
Real property, £3,280. Pop., 420. Houses, 86. The parish-contains also the township of Scalby. Acres, 3,313. Real property, £4,733. Pop., 534. Houses, 107. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £220.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Durham. The church is very good
Blacktoft through time
Blacktoft is now part of East Riding of Yorkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Riding of Yorkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Blacktoft itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blacktoft, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11608
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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