Burley in Wharfedale village history

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Introduction

• A Brief History
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Articles

• How Governed
• Growth of Village
• The History Trail

Burley Census

• Birth Places
• Age Groups
• The Vicar of Burley
• – 1861,71,81,91
• CENSUS WEBSITE

A Mill Village

• Introduction
• Map of 1895
• The Mills
• The Fisons
• The Forsters
• The “Rec”
• Malt Shovel
• Burley Forge

Benefactors

• The Forsters
• The Fisons

Burley Woodhead

• The Hamlet
• Woodhead School
• Bleach Mill
• Woodhead Green
• Moorville House
• The Forge

Burley Characters

• Introduction
• C.I. Black
• J.P. Clapham
• Job Senior
• T. Clark
• W. Lawrence
• J. Lupton
• J. H. Foulds

Notable Buildings

• Drawings
• Group of Photos
• The Roundhouse
• Lecture Hall

Victorian Schools

• Township School
• National School
• Greenholme Mills

The Mill Owners

The Fisons

The Fison family at the door of their mansion, Greenholme, Burley–in–Wharfedale, about 1895.

William Fison is seen here with some of his family and friends, standing in the middle in his light coloured top hat. He was born in 1820 and died in 1900.