In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rowley like this:
ROWLEY, a parish, with six hamlets, in Beverley district, E. R. Yorkshire; 4 miles E N E of South Cave, and 5¼ N E by N of Brough r. station. Post-town, Cottingham, under Hull. Acres, 6, 450. Real property, £8, 509. Pop., 476. Houses, 92. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £1, 300.* Patron, T. B. T. Hildyard, Esq. The church is good.
Rowley through time
Rowley is now part of East Riding of Yorkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Riding of Yorkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rowley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rowley, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14149
Date accessed: 08th May 2024
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