In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Elston like this:
ELSTON, a township in Preston parish, Lancashire; on the river Ribble, 5 miles ENE of Preston. Acres, 934. Real property, £998. Pop., 53. Houses, 10.
Elston through time
Elston is now part of Preston district. Click here for graphs and data of how Preston has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Elston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Elston, in Preston and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10200
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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