In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Heskin like this:
HESKIN, a township in Eccleston parish, Lancashire; 4½ miles SW of Chorley. Acres, 1, 235. Real property, £2, 753; of which £830 are in mines, and £10 in quarries. Pop. in 1851, 358; in 1861, 439. Houses, 74. The increase of pop. arose from the extension of coal mining.
Heskin through time
Heskin is now part of Chorley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Chorley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Heskin itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Heskin, in Chorley and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10334
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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