Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Gargrave

Gargrave, par., township, and vil. with ry. sta., N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Aire, 4 miles NW. of Skipton -- par., 11,668 ac., pop. 1916; township, 2541 ac., pop. 1287; P.O., T.O.; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of Gargrave House.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish, township, and village with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Gargrave AP/CP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Gargrave

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