In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sawley like this:
SAWLEY, a township-chapelry, with a village and four hamlets, in Ripon parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 4½ miles N W by W of Wormald-Green r. station, and 5 S W of Ripon. Post-town, Ripon. Acres, 3, 203. Real property, £2, 933. Pop., 446. Houses, 96. The manor, with S. Hall, belongs to H. Wormald, Esq. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £126.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of R. The church isplain. Charities, £15.
Sawley through time
Sawley is now part of Harrogate district. Click here for graphs and data of how Harrogate has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sawley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sawley, in Harrogate and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14171
Date accessed: 22nd October 2024
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