A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Worsborough, town and township, Darfield par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 24 miles S. of Barnsley, 5779 ac., pop. 8443; P.O.; P.O. at Worsborough Bridge, and P.O., T.O. at Worsborough Dale. Worsborough has extensive collieries, ironmills, chemical works, glassworks, paperworks, gunpowder mills, and cornmills. There are two churches and two endowed schools. The township is a local government district, and contains Worsborough Dale, eccl. dist., pop. 5217.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
Linked entities: | |
---|---|
Feature Description: | "town and township" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Darfield Tn/CP/AP Worsborough CP/Ch Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Worsbrough |
Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.