Beresford’s Lost Villages

Yorkshire (North Riding)

At the moment we are still continuing our further research on this county. Below you can find a list of the villages that were listed in 1968. They can also be viewed on the Village Explorer but we have not at this point evaluated the evidence for the site. You can see the basic skeleton data for this settlement. It is located at the grid reference recorded in 1968, and on some occasions this may not be accurate. If you require further information on any of these villages please email dmv@hull.ac.uk.

List of deserted villages recorded in 1968

  • Ainderby Mires
  • Airyholme
  • Akebar
  • Allerthorpe
  • Appleton, East
  • Appleton, West
  • Aske
  • Baldersby
  • Barforth on Tees
  • Barnaby
  • Barnby
  • Barwick
  • Baxby
  • Birkby
  • Birkhou
  • Bolton, East
  • Bolton, West
  • Borderlby
  • Bossall
  • Bowforth
  • Brandsby
  • Brawith
  • Breckenbrough
  • Brough
  • Broughton Lythe
  • Broughton, Little
  • Burton on Ure
  • Busby, Little
  • Byland
  • Carlton in Stanwick
  • Carlton in Stockton
  • Catto
  • Cawthorn
  • Clifton in Ure
  • Coatham, West
  • Corburn
  • Cornborough
  • Coulby
  • Cowton, South
  • Crakehill
  • Crosby
  • Crossthwaite
  • Dalby
  • Dale Town
  • Dalton, West
  • Danby in Cleveland
  • Danby on Ure
  • Danby, Little
  • Deepdale
  • Didderston
  • Dromonby
  • Easby in Bladesby
  • Easby in Richmond
  • Easthorpe
  • Ebberston
  • Edstone, Little
  • Eldmire
  • Ellenthorpe
  • Ellerton
  • Etersthorpe
  • Fornthorpe
  • Fors
  • Girlington
  • Greenberry
  • Griff
  • Grimsby
  • Grimston
  • Gristhwaite
  • Halnaby
  • Harlsey, West
  • Hatterboard
  • Hauxwell, West
  • Hessleton
  • Hinderskelfe
  • Holme, North
  • Holtby
  • Hornby
  • Hoverton
  • Howe
  • Howgrave
  • Howthorpe
  • Humberton
  • Hutton Bonville
  • Hutton Hill
  • Ingleby
  • Irby
  • Islebeck
  • Jolby
  • Killerby
  • Killerby by Catterick
  • Kilton Thorpe
  • Kilvington, North
  • Kingthorpe
  • Kirkby
  • Kneeton
  • Landmoth
  • Langton, Little
  • Laysthorpe
  • Lazenby
  • Leake
  • Leavington, Castle
  • Leckby
  • Lilling, East
  • Marderby
  • Martin
  • Marton in the Forest
  • Mortham
  • Morton
  • Mowthorpe
  • Moxby
  • Newby on Swale
  • Newham
  • Newsham by Breckenbrough
  • Newsham by Butterwick
  • Newton Picot
  • Newton, West
  • Norton Conyers
  • Osgodby
  • Otterington, North
  • Pinchinthorpe
  • Prestby
  • Preston
  • Raventhorpe
  • Riccal
  • Roberthorpe
  • Rokeby
  • Rook Barugh
  • Rookwith
  • Rotherford
  • Roxby by Thornton le Dale
  • Roxby in Pickhill
  • Ruswick
  • Sandburn
  • Sawcoch
  • Scawthorpe
  • Sessay, Little
  • Shutterskelfe
  • Sigston, Kirby
  • Smeaton, Little
  • Solberg
  • Sowerby under Cotcliffe
  • Stanwick
  • Stittenham
  • Studdah
  • Swainby
  • Swarthorpe
  • Tanfield, East
  • Tanton
  • Thoralby
  • Thoresby
  • Thornton Bridge
  • Thornton le Street
  • Thornton on Hill
  • Thornton Riseborough
  • Thorpe in Wycliffe
  • Thorpe Perrow
  • Thorpe Row
  • Tocketts
  • Tollesby
  • Tunstall
  • Twislebrook
  • Ulshaw
  • Upsall
  • Walmire
  • Wath
  • Waupley
  • Westonby
  • Whorlton
  • Wigganthorpe
  • Winton
  • Worsall, High