In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Over Wyresdale like this:
WYERSDALE (Over), a township-chapelry in Lancaster parish, Lancashire; on the river Wyre, 4¾ miles E by N of Bay-Horse r. station, and 7 SE of Lancaster. Post town, Lancaster. Acres, 16,938. Real property, £4,728. Pop. in 1851, 680; in 1861, 524. Houses, 90. The decrease of pop. arose from the destruction, by fire, of a cotton factory. The manor belongs to H. Garnett, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £170.* Patron, the Vicar of Lancaster-The church is plain. There are Quaker and Wesleyan chapels, and an endowed school.
Over Wyresdale through time
Over Wyresdale is now part of Lancaster district. Click here for graphs and data of how Lancaster has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Over Wyresdale itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Over Wyresdale, in Lancaster and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11063
Date accessed: 16th May 2024
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