In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Barkisland like this:
BARKISLAND, a township-chapelry in Halifax parish, W. R. Yorkshire: 2½ miles WSW of Elland r. station, and 5 SSW of Halifax It includes part of the village of Riponden; and has a post office under Halifax Acres, 2,420. Real property, £6,219. Pop., 2,003. Houses, 426. The property is much subdivided. ...
The inhabitants are employed chiefly in woollen and worsted factories. There is a Druidical circle, called the Wolf Fold. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £91.* Patron, the Vicar of Halifax The church is good. A school has an endowed income of £32, and other charities £51.
Barkisland through time
Barkisland is now part of Calderdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Calderdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Barkisland itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Barkisland, in Calderdale and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/399
Date accessed: 13th May 2024
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