In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Haighton like this:
HAIGHTON, a township in Preston parish, Lancashire; on the river Wyre, 4 miles NNE of Preston. It includes the hamlet of Cow Hill. Acres, 1, 054. Real property, £1, 554. Pop., 222. Houses, 40.
Haighton through time
Haighton is now part of Preston district. Click here for graphs and data of how Preston has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Haighton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Haighton, in Preston and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10292
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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