In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thicket like this:
THICKET, or Thickhed, a place in Weldrake parish, E. R. Yorkshire; 8 miles SE of York. A Benedictine nunnery was founded here, in the time of Richard I., by R. Fitz-Roger; and was given, at the dissolution, to the Askes.
Additional information about this locality is available for Wheldrake
Thicket through time
Thicket is now part of Selby district. Click here for graphs and data of how Selby has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Thicket itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thicket, in Selby and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25980
Date accessed: 11th June 2024
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