In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Esclusham like this:
ESCLUSHAM (Above and Below), two townships in Wrexham parish, Denbigh; on Offa's Dyke, near Wrexham. Acres, 2, 104 and 1, 687. Real property, £5, 748, (of which £1, 790 are in quarries, and £518 in mines;) and £4, 220. Pop., 493 and 745. Houses, 102 and 145.
Esclusham through time
Esclusham is now part of Wrexham district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wrexham has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Esclusham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Esclusham, in Wrexham and Denbighshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3207
Date accessed: 22nd October 2024
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