In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Preston under Soar like this:
PRESTON-UNDER-SCAR, a township in Wensley parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 2 miles W of Leyburn. Acres, 2, 509. Real property, £13, 663; of which £7,000 are in mines. Pop, 434. Houses, 82.
Preston under Soar through time
Preston under Soar is now part of Richmondshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Richmondshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Preston under Soar itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Preston under Soar, in Richmondshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13931
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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