Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WHEATLEY

WHEATLEY, a village in Ovenden township, W. R. Yorkshire; 1½ mile NW of Ovenden village. It has worsted mills, bleaching-works, and dye-houses.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Yorkshire Ancient County
Place: Wheatley

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