Burley in Wharfedale village history

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Introduction

• A Brief History
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• How Governed
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Burley Census

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

Victorian Schools

The Schools

In Victorian times, there were three day schools in the main village of Burley. There was also one at Burley Woodhead, but that is not covered here.

The National School, opened in 1837

The former school building, opened in 1898, to replace the old school in Back Lane. It opened amid much argument in the village about church schools and non-denominational schools. At the same time as it opened, a non-denominational school opened in Methodist Church buildings in Main Street. In year 2000 the above school was closed after much argument about school reorganisation and church schools in the village.

Some of the younger boys and girls of Burley National School in 1899, after its move from Back Lane to the new premises in Aireville Terrace. On the right is the new headteacher, Mr. Richard Gossop. He was head until his retirement in 1934.

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For further information about the Schools in Burley and Woodhead see the publication of the Burley Local History Group:

M. & D. Warwick, Our Schools: A History of Schools in Burley–in–Wharfedale, 1998