In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Scales like this:

SCALES, a township, conjoint with Newton, in Kirkham parish, Lancashire; 2 miles E S E of Kirkham.

Scales through time

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

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Scales, in Fylde and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26299

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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