In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bescot like this:
BESCOT, a station on the South Staffordshire railway, 1½ mile S of Walsall. Bescot Hall, in the vicinity, is an old moated edifice, on the site of an ancient seat of the Hillarys and the Mountforts; and commands a fine view.
Additional information about this locality is available for Walsall
Bescot through time
Bescot is now part of Walsall district. Click here for graphs and data of how Walsall has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bescot itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bescot, in Walsall and Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25339
Date accessed: 03rd May 2024
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