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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Gawthorpe like this:
Gawthorpe, hamlet, in par. and 1 mile E. of Dewsbury, S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire; P.O. See OSSETT WITH GAWTHORPE.
Gawthorpe is now part of WAKEFIELD District. Click here for graphs and data of how WAKEFIELD has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gawthorpe itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gawthorpe, in Wakefield and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25459
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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