In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Gale like this:
GALE, a village in Sharples township, Bolton-le-Moors parish, Lancashire; 2 miles N of Bolton.
Additional information about this locality is available for Sharples
Gale through time
Gale is now part of Bolton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bolton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gale itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gale, in Bolton and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26534
Date accessed: 03rd May 2024
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