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

PIGBURN, a village in Brodsworth parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 5½ miles N W of Doncaster. Pop., 244.

Pickburn through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26733

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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