Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WYERSDALE (Nether)

WYERSDALE (Nether), a township in Garstang parish, Lancashire; on the river Wyre, 4 miles NNE of Garstang. It contains Scorton village and Dolphinholme cotton factory; and comprises 3,640 acres. Real property, £3,892. Pop., 667. Houses, 121. The manor belongs to P. Ormrod, Esq. Wyre Side is the seat of H. Garnett, Esq.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Garstang CP/AP       Lancashire AncC
Place names: NETHER WYERSDALE     |     WYERSDALE     |     WYERSDALE NETHER
Place: Nether Wyresdale

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