Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for AGBRIGG and MORLEY

AGBRIGG and MORLEY, a wapentake of three divisions, Lower, Upper, and Morley, W. R. Yorkshire. The Lower div. comprises Warmfield parish, nine other parishes, and 4 parts; the Upper div., Almondbury parish, three others. and two parts; the Morley div., Bradford parish, three others, and two parts. Acres, 67, 481, 83,910, and 129,532. Pop. in 1851, 84,935, 139,275, and 219,107; in 1861, 475,985. Houses, 99,096.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a wapentake"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions")
Administrative units: Almondbury AP/CP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Agbrigg

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