In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Beal like this:

BEAGHALL, or Beal, a township in Kellington parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 4 miles E of Pontefract. It includes Kellingley hamlet. Acres, 1,757. Real property, £3,977. Pop., 488. There is a Wesleyan chapel.

Beal through time

Beal 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 Beal itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Beal, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11537

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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