In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Owston like this:
OWSTON, a village, a township, and a parish in Doncaster district, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands 2 miles S S W of Askern r. station, and 5 N by W of Doncaster; and is noted for cream cheeses. The township contains also the hamlets of Carcroft and Holme. Acres, 1, 944. Real property, £2, 313. ...
Pop., 269. Houses, 60. The parish contains also the township of Skellow; and its post town is Doncaster. Acres, 2, 926. Real property, £3, 941. Pop., 454. Houses, 98. The manor, with Owston Hall and most of the land, belongs to P. B. D. Cooke, Esq. O. Hall is an old mansion; was recently very much improved; stands in a park of about 200 acres; and is now occupied by H. Hood, Esq. The parish is a meet for the Badsworth hounds. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £93.* Patron, P. B. D. Cooke, Esq. The church is ancient; was restored in 1865; contains several handsome monuments to the Cooke family; and stands on the N side of O. park. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a national school.
Owston through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Owston, in Doncaster and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13879
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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