Place:


Hightown  West Riding

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Hightown like this:

Hightown, 3 miles W. of Birstal, West-Riding Yorkshire; P.O.

Additional information about this locality is available for Liversedge

Hightown through time

Hightown is now part of Kirklees district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kirklees has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hightown itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hightown, in Kirklees and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25403

Date accessed: 25th April 2024


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