In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Gressingham like this:
GRESSINGHAM, a township-chapelry in Lancaster parish, Lancashire; on the river Lune, 2 miles NW of Hornby r. station, and 8 NE of Lancaster. It includes Eskrigg hamlet; and its post town is Hornby, under Lancaster. Acres, 1, 934. Real property, £2, 244. Pop. in 1851, 187; in 1861, 158. Houses, 34. The decrease of pop. was caused partly by the removal of an academy. The property is subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £80. * Patron, the Vicar of Lancaster. The church is ancient, of various dates; and was partially rebuilt in 1861.
Gressingham through time
Gressingham is now part of Lancaster district. Click here for graphs and data of how Lancaster has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gressingham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gressingham, in Lancaster and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10277
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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