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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Barlow like this:
BARLOW, or Barley, a township-chapelry in Brayton parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Ouse, 3 miles SE of Selby r. station. Post Town, Selby. Acres, 2,278. Real property, £3,438. Pop., 239. Houses, 46. The living is a donative in the diocese of York. Value, £30. Patron, G. H. Thompson, Esq.
Barlow 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 Barlow itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Barlow, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11455
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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