In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Lead like this:

Lead Hall, township, Ryther par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 4 m. SW. of Tadcaster, 1055 ac., pop. 33.

Lead through time

Lead 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 Lead itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13280

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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