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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Scales like this:
SCALES, a village in Aldingham parish, Lancashire; 4½ miles S of Ulverstone. The Stainton and Adgarly iron-works are in its vicinity.
Scales is now part of WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS 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 Westmorland and Furness and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26558
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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