In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lower Booths like this:
BOOTHS (Lower), a township in Whalley parish, Lancashire; 1¾ mile ENE of Baxenden r. station, and 4 SSW of Burnley. Acres, 630. Real property, £12,102. Pop., 4,655. Houses, 933. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in cotton factories.
Lower Booths through time
Lower Booths is now part of Rossendale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rossendale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lower Booths itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lower Booths, in Rossendale and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22635
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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