In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Campsall like this:
CAMPSALL, a township, a parish, and a subdistrict in Doncaster district, W. R. Yorkshire. The township adjoins the Doncaster and Wakefield railway, 1½ mile W of Askern station, and 7½ N by W of Doncaster; and includes the hamlet of Barnsdale. Acres, 1,470. Real property, £2,480. ...
Pop., 349. Houses, 64. The parish contains also the townships of Askern, Norton, Fenwick, Moss, and part of Sutton; and its Post Town is Askern under Doncaster. Acres, 9,390. Real property, with the rest of Sutton, £14,816. Pop., 1,948. Houses, 427. The property is not much divided. Campsall Hall is the seat of F. B. Frank, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £140.* Patron, G.Yarborough, Esq. The church is ancient. The vicarage of Askern is a separate benefice. There are three Methodist chapels, an endowed school for girls, a national school, and some charities. The subdistricts contain six parishes, and parts of two others. Acres, 25,671. Pop., 4,549. Houses, 1,003.
Campsall through time
Campsall is now part of Doncaster district. Click here for graphs and data of how Doncaster has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Campsall itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Campsall, in Doncaster and Yorkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11936
Date accessed: 10th May 2024
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