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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Osgoldcross like this:
OSGOLDCROSS, a wapentake in W. R. Yorkshire; bounded, on the N, by the river Aire, on the E, by Lincolnshire, on the S E and the S, by Strafforth and Tickhill, on the W, by Agbrigg and Staincross; and cut into two divisions, lower and upper. The l. div. contains Aldingfleet parish, three other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 58,001. Pop. in 1851, 15, 910. Houses, 3, 369. The u. div. contains Ackworth parish, eleven other parishes, and parts of three others. Acres, 48, 921. Pop. in 1851, 18, 199. Houses, 3, 844. Pop.of the whole in 1861, 37,031. Houses, 8,031.
Osgoldcross 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 Osgoldcross itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Osgoldcross, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20068
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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