Place:


Agbrigg  West Riding

 

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

AGBRIGG and MORLEY, a wapentake of three divisions, Lower, Upper, and Morley, W. R. Yorkshire. The Lower div. comprises Warmfield parish, nine other parishes, and 4 parts; the Upper div., Almondbury parish, three others. and two parts; the Morley div., Bradford parish, three others, and two parts. Acres, 67, 481, 83,910, and 129,532. Pop. in 1851, 84,935, 139,275, and 219,107; in 1861, 475,985. Houses, 99,096.

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Agbrigg through time

Agbrigg is now part of Wakefield district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wakefield has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Agbrigg itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25754

Date accessed: 19th March 2024


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