In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wigglesworth like this:
WIGGLESWORTH, a township in Long Preston parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 6 miles SSW of Settle. Acres, 4,089. Real property, £3,295. Pop., 267. Houses, 56. There is an endowed school.
Wigglesworth through time
Wigglesworth is now part of Craven district. Click here for graphs and data of how Craven has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wigglesworth itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wigglesworth, in Craven and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14468
Date accessed: 06th June 2024
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