In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described York Town like this:
YORK-TOWN, a chapelry in Ash parish, Surrey; near Tongham r. station, and near Aldershot. It was constituted in 1851; and it has a post-office under Farnborough Station. Pop., 1,407. Houses, 256. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £198. Patron, the Bishop of W.
York Town through time
York Town is now part of Surrey Heath district. Click here for graphs and data of how Surrey Heath has changed over two centuries. For statistics about York Town itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of York Town in Surrey Heath | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23542
Date accessed: 29th April 2024
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