In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hambleton like this:
HAMBLETON, a township-chapelry in Kirkham parish, Lancashire; on the river Wyre, 3 miles NE of Poulton r. station, and 7½ WSW of Garstang. Post town, Great Eccleston, under Garstang. Acres, 1, 603; of which 280 are water. Real property, £, 493. Pop., 366. Houses, 88. The property is subdivided. ...
The manor belongs to J. B. Weld, Esq. A fine bridge over the Wyre here was erected in 1864. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £102. Patron, the Vicar of Kirkham. The church was rebuilt in 1709. There is a national school, with £8 from endowment.
Hambleton through time
Hambleton is now part of Wyre district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wyre has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hambleton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hambleton, in Wyre and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10303
Date accessed: 17th May 2024
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