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

HALTON (WEST), a township in Long Preston parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Ribble, 6½ miles S of Settle. Acres, 2, 209. Real property, £2, 060. Pop., 131. Houses, 26.

West Halton through time

West Halton 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 West Halton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12813

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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