Burley in Wharfedale village history

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Introduction

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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 Township School, opened in 1817

A modern photograph of the Township school building. It is now owned by a private company , but the exterior remains much as it was in the 19th century, when it also provided accommodation for the Burley Local Board of Health.

Burley Infant boys and girls with their teacher outside the Township School. The names of the pupils and teacher are not known, but the little boy holding the board identifies the school (it is clear on the original). The year is about 1890.

Burley infant boys and girls probably in the 1890s. The name of the photographer survives on this print: Radcliffe Bros of Leeds. They operated at the address shown until 1898.

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

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