In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Farleton like this:
FARLETON, a township in Melling parish, Lancashire; near the river Lune, 8¼ miles NE of Lancaster. Acres, 1, 036. Real property, £1, 256. Pop., 75. Houses, 14.
Farleton through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Farleton has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Lancaster. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Farleton and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Farleton, in Lancaster and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22489
Date accessed: 24th May 2013
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