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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Abbotside like this:
ABBOTSIDE (High and Low), two townships in the parish of Aysgarth, N. R. Yorkshire. The former lies 2 miles NNW of Hawes; and the two are separated from each other by Whitfield gill. Acres of High Abbotside, 11,150. Pop. 552. Houses, 111. Acres of Low Abbot side, 5,080. Pop. 163. Houses, 37. High Abbotside contains the hamlets of Hardraw, Cotterdale, Fossdale, Simonstone, Sedbusk, Shaw, Helbeck-Lunds, Birkriggs, Camhouses, and Litherskew; and Low Abbotside contains the hamlets of Grange, Bowbridge, Helme, and Shawcote. ...
Much of both townships is high moorland and lofty fell, intersected by ravines and deep narrow vales, all within the upper basin of the river Ure. A remarkable waterfall, called Hardraw force, occurs in one of the ravines; and a picturesque waterfall, called Whit field force, occurs in another. See Hardraw Force and Ure (The).
Abbotside is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Abbotside itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Abbotside, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11074
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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