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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Great Whernside like this:
WHERNSIDE (Great and Little), two mountains on the N border of W. R. Yorkshire; 3 and 5 miles NE of Kettlewell. They have altitudes of 2,265 and 1,958 feet.
Great Whernside 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 Great Whernside itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Great Whernside, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25462
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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