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

WIGGLESWORTH, a township in Long Preston parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 6 miles SSW of Settle. Acres, 4,089. Real property, £3,295. Pop., 267. Houses, 56. There is an endowed school.

Wigglesworth through time

Wigglesworth 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 Wigglesworth itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14468

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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