In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Howick like this:
HOWICK, a township in Penwortham parish, Lancashire; near the river Ribble, 2½ miles SW of Preston. Acres, 879; of which 130 are water. Real property, £1, 210. Pop., 93. Houses, 19. Howick Hall, a neat edifice, embosomed in wood, is the seat of T. Norris, Esq.
Howick through time
Howick is now part of South Ribble district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Ribble has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Howick itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Howick, in South Ribble and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10353
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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