GENUKI: Almondbury

The Ancient Parish of ALMONDBURY

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"ALMONDBURY, a parish-town, in Agbrigg division of Agbrigg and Morley, liberty of Pontefract; (Thorpe Ville, the seat of John Dobson, Esq.) 2 miles SE. of Huddersfield, 10 from Halifax, 10½ from Penistone, 11 from Wakefield, 41 from York. Pop. 5,679. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to All-Saints (see Churches for photograph), in the deanry of Pontefract, value, £20. 7s. 11d. Patrons, the Trustees of the Free Grammar School of Clitheroe, (Lanc.)" (There is further information for Almondbury).

Information on the following places in this Parish is contained on a supplementary page.

Armitage Fold
Austonley
Berry Brow
Blackmoorfoot
Bradley Brook
Castle Houses
Caud Hill
Coldwell
Crosland
Crosland Hall
Digley Royd
Farnley Tyas
Fenay Hall
Fenay Lodge
Finthorpe
Gatehead

Height
High Royd House
Hogley
Holme
Honley
Hoobrom
Linfit Hall
Lingards
Linthwaite
Lockwood
Longley Hall
Longroyd Bridge House
Lower Hagg
Lower Thorp
Marsden
Meltham

Nether Thong
Netherton
Newsome
Oldfield
Park Gate
Quarry Hill
Royd House
Thick Hollins
Thornton Lodge
Thorpe Ville
Upper Hagg
Upper Thong
Upper Thorpe
Wood Nook
Woodsome Hall
Yateholme

Census

While not a census, here are some lists of residents in the Manor of Almondbury:

Charities

A transcription of the Township of Holme - Earnshaw's charity information from the 1899 Endowed Charities, W.R. Yorkshire and Sheffield.

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches in the Ancient parish of Almondbury:
- The Church of England Churches in Almondbury Ancient Parish
- The Baptist and Methodist Churches in Almondbury Ancient Parish
- The Churches of other denominations in Almondbury Ancient Parish

Church History

A transcription of Lockwood Baptist Church History
A transcription of Meltham Baptist Church History
A transcription of the Honley Congregational Church History
A transcription of the Marsden Yorks Congregational Church History
Transcript of the entry for Almondbury in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Honley in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Linthwaite in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Lockwood in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Marsden in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Meltham in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Netherthong in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for South Crossland in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Almondbury.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Honley.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Linthwaite.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Lockwood.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Marsden.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Meltham.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Nether Thong.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of South Crosland.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory and Gazetteer, Vol I, West Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.
There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Stephen Whatley's Gazetteer 1750, Yorkshire extracts.

History

Sue Eggins has transcribed several pages from The History of the Township of Meltham containing names of people and places from the Court Rolls.
A transcription of the Honley Congregational Church History
A transcription of the Marsden Yorks Congregational Church History

Maps

For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.

Memorial Inscriptions

The War Memorial in the Church-yard at Holmbridge.
The War Memorial next to the Church-yard at Almondbury.
The War Memorial opposite the Church at Nether Thong.

Names, Geographical

The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
- (SE130134) Armitage Bridge
- (SE150110) Brockholes
- (SE128075) Burnlee
- (SE096138) Clough
- (SE105120) Crosland Edge
- (SE115147) Crosland Hill
- (SE118153) Crosland Moor
- (SE140100) Deanhouse
- (SE166136) Farnley Bank
- (SE115074) Flush House
- (SE146140) Hall Bower
- (SE100119) Helme
- (SE123078) Hogley Green
- (SE120067) Holmbridge
- (SE134112) Honley Moor
- (SE075131) Hill Top
- (SE079124) Holt Head
- (SE103056) Lane
- (SE064124) Lingards Wood
- (SE154154) Lower Houses
- (SE157139) Lumb
- (SE108107) Meltham Mills
- (SE042108) Netherley
- (SE126120) Scotgate
- (SE117100) Wilshaw

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- Huddersfield and District FHS

Taxation

A list of those paying the 1379 Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for this parish.

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