In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sharow like this:
SHAROW, a township and a chapelry in Ripon parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The township lies ½ a mile E of Ripon r. station. Acres, 671. Real property, £2, 681. Pop., 256. Houses, 44. The manor belongs to the Archbishop of York. The chapelry was constituted in 1829. Post-town, Ripon. Pop., 738. Houses, 145. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £150.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Ripon. The church is a handsome edifice, with a pinnacled tower; and there is a partially endowed Church school.
Sharow through time
Sharow is now part of Harrogate district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harrogate has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sharow itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sharow, in Harrogate and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14204
Date accessed: 20th May 2024
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