In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Elsecar like this:
ELSECAR, a hamlet and a chapelry in Wath-upon-Dearne parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The hamlet is in the township of Brampton-Bierlow; lies 2¼ miles SSW of Wombwell r. station, and 5 ½ SF of Barnesley; and has a post office under Rotherham. The chapelry includes the hamlet, and was constituted in 1844. Rated property, £4, 500. Pop., 1, 912. Houses, 353. The property is divided among a few. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of York. Value, not reported.* Patron, Earl Fitzwilliam. The church is good.
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Elsecar through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Elsecar, in Barnsley and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25448
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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