In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Westby like this:
WESTBY-WITH-PLUMPTON, a township in Kirkham parish, Lancashire; 3 miles W of Kirkham. Acres, 3,426. Real property, £5,800. Pop., 601. Houses, 110. The manor belongs to Col. J. T. Clipton. There is a Roman Catholic chapel.
Westby through time
Westby is now part of Fylde district. Click here for graphs and data of how Fylde has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Westby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Westby, in Fylde and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11022
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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