In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wansford like this:
WANSFORD, a township in Nafferton parish, E. R. Yorkshire; 3 miles ESE of Great Driffield. It has a post-office under Driffield, a church of 1867, a Wesleyan chapel, and a cotton and carpet manufactory. Acres, 800. Real property, £1,391. Pop., 224. Houses, 48.
Wansford through time
Wansford is now part of East Riding of Yorkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Riding of Yorkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wansford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wansford, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14420
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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