In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Skyrack like this:
SKYRACK, a wapentake in W. R. Yorkshire; bounded on the N, by the river Wharfe,-on the S by the river Aire; containing 13 parishes and parts of three others; and cut into two divisions, lower and upper. Acres, 37,723 and 55,686. Pop. in 1851, 13,209 and 44,244; in 1861, 60,225. Houses, 12,497.
Skyrack through time
Skyrack is now part of Leeds district. Click here for graphs and data of how Leeds has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Skyrack itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Skyrack, in Leeds and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25702
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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