In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Menston like this:
MENSTONE, a township, with a village, in Otley parish, W. R. Yorkshire; under Rumbolds-Moor, 3 miles SW of Otley. Acres, 1,132. Real property, £2,017. Pop. in 1851,449; in 1861,318. Houses, 70. The decrease of pop. was caused by the substitution of machine-combing for hand-combing in worsted factories. The manor belongs to F. H. Fawkes, Esq. There are a room used for church service and a Wesleyan chapel.
Menston through time
Menston is now part of Bradford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bradford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Menston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Menston, in Bradford and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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