In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Notton like this:
NOTTON, a village and a township in Roystone parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on an eminence near the North Midland railway, 4 miles N of Barnsley; is a scattered place; and has a station, jointlywith Roystone, on the railway . The township includesalso part of the hamlet of Staincross, and comprises 2, 595 acres. Real property, £3, 558; of which £20 are in quarries. Pop., 286. Houses, 57. The property belongs to G. Wentworth, Esq.
Notton through time
Notton is now part of Wakefield district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wakefield has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Notton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Notton, in Wakefield and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13839
Date accessed: 10th May 2024
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