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

Carlinghow, eccl. dist. (St John) and hamlet with ry. sta., Batley par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, pop. 3840. The hamlet is 3½ miles NW, of Dewsbury.

Carlinghow through time

Carlinghow is now part of KIRKLEES District. Click here for graphs and data of how KIRKLEES has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Carlinghow itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25423

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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