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

NESFIELD-WITH-LANGBAR, a township in Ilkley parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Wharfe, 6¾ miles E by S of Skipton. Acres, 2, 161. Real property, £1, 833. Pop., 188. Houses, 41.

Nesfield through time

Nesfield 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 Nesfield itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13775

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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