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

Rowley, hamlet, Bardsey par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles SW. of Wetherby.

Rowley through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26742

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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