Place:Horton (near Gisburn), West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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Name	Horton (near Gisburn)
Alt names	Horton
Type	Township, Civil parish
Coordinates	53.948°N 2.221°W
Located in	West Riding of Yorkshire, England ( - 1974)
Also located in	Yorkshire, England ( - 1974)
	Lancashire, England (1974 - )
See also	Gisburn, West Riding of Yorkshire, England	ancient parish in which it was a township
	Staincliffe and Ewcross Wapentake, West Riding of Yorkshire, England	wapentake in which it was located
	Bowland Rural, West Riding of Yorkshire, England	rural district in which it was located 1894-1974
	Ribble Valley (borough), Lancashire, England	district municipality in which it has been situated since 1974

source: Family History Library Catalog

NOTE: The name Horton is a common one in England. It derives from Old English horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'. There are a number of other places named Horton in both Yorkshire and Lancashire. The nearest is Horton in Ribblesdale, between 15 and 20 miles to the north.

the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Horton is now a village and a civil parish in the Ribble Valley District, in the English county of Lancashire. It is near the town of Barnoldswick. The A59 road is nearby.

Historically, Horton was in the ecclesiastical parish of Gisburn in Staincliffe Wapentake. From 1894 until 1974, Horton was located in Bowland Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire. In 1974 the area became part of the Ribble Valley District in Lancashire.

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GENUKI on Horton. The GENUKI page gives numerous references to local bodies providing genealogical assistance.
The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Gisburn provides a list of useful resources for the local area.
A Vision of Britain through Time on Horton.
A Vision of Britain through Time on Bowland Rural District. This section provides statistics on population and industry, as well as a listing of the civil parishes and the alterations to the municipal organization.
A map of the West Riding of Yorkshire circa 1888 (before the existence of rural and urban districts) supplied by A Vision of Britain through Time
A map of the southern part of the West Riding of Yorkshire circa 1931 supplied by A Vision of Britain through Time
A map of the northern part of the West Riding of Yorkshire circa 1931 supplied by A Vision of Britain through Time (Bowland Rural Districts is divided in half horizontally between these two maps.)

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Categories: West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Horton (near Gisburn), West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Gisburn, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Staincliffe and Ewcross Wapentake, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Bowland Rural, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Ribble Valley (borough), Lancashire, England | Lancashire, England