In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Balderstone like this:
BALDERSTON, a township-chapelry in Blackburn parish, Lancashire; near the river Ribble, 5 miles NW of Blackburn r. station. Post Town, Mellor-Brook under Blackburn. Acres, 1,710. Real property, £2,593 Pop., 532. Houses, 105. The property is much sub divided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £160.* Patron, the Vicar of Blackburn. The church is very good. Charities, £11.
Balderstone through time
Balderstone is now part of Ribble Valley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ribble Valley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Balderstone itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Balderstone, in Ribble Valley and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9849
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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