In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Folksworth like this:
FOLKSWORTH, a parish in the district of Peterborough and county of Huntingdon; adjacent to Billing brook, at the boundary with Northamptonshire, 1½ mile NW of Stilton, and 4½ NW by W of Holme r. station. Post town, Stilton, under Peterborough. Acres, 867. Real property, £1, 380. Pop., 207. Houses, 47. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £135.* Patron, the Rev. H. Freeman. The church is very good.
Folksworth through time
Folksworth is now part of Huntingdonshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Huntingdonshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Folksworth itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Folksworth in Huntingdonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7218
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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