In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Boyleston like this:
BOYLSTONE, a parish in the district of Uttoxeter, and county of Derby; on an affluent of the river Dove, 3¾ miles N by W of Scropton r. station, and 7 S of Ashborne. Post Town, Cubley, under Derby. Acres, 1,360. Real property, £2,660. Pop., 268. Houses, 61. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £260.* Patron, the Rev. Tansley Hall. The church is very good.
Boyleston through time
Boyleston is now part of Derbyshire Dales district. Click here for graphs and data of how Derbyshire Dales has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Boyleston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Boyleston in Derbyshire Dales | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2687
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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