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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Fountains Earth like this:
FOUNTAINS-EARTH, a township in Kirkby-Malzeard parish, W. R. Yorkshire; between the rivers Skell and Nidd, 4¼ miles WSW of Ripon. It includes the hamlets of Sigsworth, Bowthwaite, and High and Low Lofthouse. Acres, 6, 833. Real property, £2, 872. Pop., 415. Houses, 84.
Fountains Earth 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 Fountains Earth itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Fountains Earth, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12619
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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