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

Horbury Junction, ry. sta., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 2¼ miles SW. of Wakefield.

Horbury Junction through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25478

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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