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The Ancient Parish of CALVERLEY
[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"CALVERLEY, a parish-town, in Morley-division of Agbrigg and Morley, liberty of Pontefract; 3 miles N. of Bradford, 7 from Leeds and Otley, 31 from York. Pop. including Farsley, 2,605, which being united, form a township. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Wilfred (see Churches for photograph), in the deanry of Bradford, value, ~£9. 11s. 10d. p.r. £140. Patron, the King.In Calverley, is the ancient hall of a knightly family of that name, who had resided here for about six centuries: it has been a spacious mansion, but is now converted into cottages, &c.; the family chapel adjoining is now a wheelwright's shop. It is memorable, on account of a most tragical event that took place in 1604, and which produced the "Yorkshire Tragedy" ascribed to the pen of Shakespeare, but which, it should seem, has eluded the researches of Mr. Malone. A Prose narrative of this murder is to be met with in Dr. Whitaker's Loidis and Elmete, much too long for our insertion. The estate remained in the family of Calverley till 1754, when Sir Walter Calverley, who had taken the name of Blackett, sold the manor and estate of Calverley to Thomas Thornhill, of Fixby, Esq. by whose heir of the same name and place, it is still possessed.
In the church is a school, built and repaired by the parish: to this school, Mr. Hillary of Leeds, left a small annual donation. A part of the great tithes or Hooton Pagnell and Thorp Arch, were given by letters patent of Queen Elizabeth, to the poor of this parish, value, about £4. per annum."
Information on the following places in this Parish is contained on a supplementary page.
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[Description(s) edited from various 19th century sources by Colin Hinson © 2013]
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- A transcription of the Calverley information from the book "The History of Pudsey" (1887) by Simon Rayner, transcribed by Jack Parry.
- There is a list of cemeteries (as opposed to Church Graveyards) which includes Pudsey on the Leeds City Council's website.
- For Burial Indexes for Churches (as opposed to Cemeteries) see also under "Church Records".
- Monumental Inscriptions
- A transcription of Pudsey, St. Paul's MIs
- A transciption of Pudsey, Salem Baptist chapel MIs.
- An index to the Monumental Inscriptions at Farsley St. John.
- An index to the Monumental Inscriptions at Stanningley St. Thomas.
- An index to the Monumental Inscriptions at Farsley Baptist Church.
- An index to the burials in Pudsey Cemetery, by David Simpson
- The transcription of the 1811 census index for Calverley and Farsley townships, both in this parish.
- The transcription of the 1851 census indexes for the following places:
- The transcription of the 1891 census for Idle taken from films RG12 3652 and 3653.
- ID Numbers 1-1001, 1002-2002, 2003-3000, 3001-4002, 4003-4999, 5000-6000, 6001-7000, 7001-7999
- ID Numbers 8000-9001, 9002-9999, 10000-11001, 11002-12006, 12007-13002, 13003-13999, 14000-14476
- The transcription of the 1901 census for Pudsey by Enumeration Districts:
- The transcription of the 1891 census for Pudsey by Enumeration Districts:
- The transcription of the 1901 census for Idle by Enumeration Districts:
- The Church information and photographs are now on a separate page.
- A transcription of Idle Baptist Church History
- A transcription of Farsley Baptist Church History
- A transcription of Pudsey Baptist Church History
- A transcription of Rodley Bethel Baptist Church History
- A transcription of the Idle Congregational Church History
- A transcription of the Pudsey Congregational Church History
- A transcription of the Stanningley Congregational Church History
- Transcript of the entry for Calverley in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
- Transcript of the entry for Idle in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
- Transcript of the entry for Pudsey in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
- The following transcriptions by Jack Parry and David Simpson are transcriptions of transcriptions originally done in 1988 by Wath and Mexborough Archives. These documents have many typographical errors and so we cannot vouch for the accuracy in the original transcription. If you find anything of interest here, please be sure to check the original Parish Registers source material.
Transcriptions by Jack Parry and/or David Simpson of:- The Baptism Registers for St. Wilfrid's Parish Church, Calverley, 1721-1900:
- The Marriage Registers at St. Wilfrid's Church, Calverley:
- The Baptisms at Pudsey St. Lawrence's Church:
- The Burials at Pudsey Congregational Church:
- The Baptism Registers for Idle Holy Trinity, 1785-1950:
- The Burial Registers for Idle Holy Trinity, 1830-1965:
- The Baptism Registers for Stanningley St. Thomas, 1841-1965:
- The Burial Registers for Stanningley St. Thomas: The Marriage Registers for Stanningley St. Thomas:
- A summary of the Monumental Inscriptions for Stanningley St Thomas:
- 1863-1950 This gives the names and dates, but not the complete inscriptions.
- An index to the burials at Stanningley St. Thomas, 1841-2005, by David Simpson
- The Baptism Registers 1871 to 1940 at Rodley St. Andrew's.
- The Baptisms 1710-1837 at Pudsey Congregational Church.
- The Baptisms 1841 to 1877 at Hammerton Street Methodist Church, Pudsey.
- The Baptisms 1873 to 1954 at Roker Lane Methodist Church, Pudsey.
- The Baptisms 1787 to 1837 at Trinity Church, Pudsey.
- The Baptisms 1860 to 1925 at Valley Road Methodist Church, Pudsey.
- The Baptisms 1836 to 1958 at the Centenary Methodist Church, Stanningley.
- The Baptisms 1843 to 1942 at the Back Lane Methodist Church, Farsley.
- The Baptisms 1861 to 1950 at the Town Street Methodist Church, Farsley.
- The Baptisms 1875 to 1946 at the Eleven Lane Ends Primitive Methodist Church, Stanningley.
- Indexes by alphabetical surname by Steve Gaunt of:
- The 1574 - 1644 Baptisms for Calverley.
- The 1596 - 1720 Marriages for Calverley.
- The 1596 - 1720 Burials for Calverley
- These are also available by date order from David Simpson and Steve Gaunt's Calverley web-site.
- Marilyn Maybury has transcribed some sections of the Parish and Chapel registers for the Calverley and Idle areas.
- Some of the 1813-1834 Marriages for Calverley, sorted alphabetically by Bride.
- Some of the 1813-1834 Marriages for Calverley, sorted alphabetically by Groom.
- An Index to the 1837-1843 Marriages for Calverley, sorted alphabetically by Bride.
- An Index to the 1837-1843 Marriages for Calverley, sorted alphabetically by Groom.
- All legible Baptisms and Births recorded at the Parish Church of Calverley for families in the Idle/Thackley/Windhill area 1726 to 1745.
- Baptisms for Idle Chapel, 1796 to 1800.
- The list of Church Wardens for Pudsey from 1606 to 1887.
- The Burials at Pudsey Mt. Zion Methodist New Connexion Chapel.
- The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Calverley.
- The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Idle.
- The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Pudsey.
- Garry Stockdill's Yorksview website contains a description and photographs of Calverley.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Calverley to another place.
- The chapelry of Pudsey became a parish in its own right in the year 1878.
- A transcription of the Idle Congregational Church History
- A transcription of the Pudsey Congregational Church History
- A transcription of the Stanningley Congregational Church History
- A transcription of an indenture for the use of a Windmill at Pudsey.
- Transcription of the list of Pudsey Landowners for the year 1873.
- 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.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SE204368 (Lat/Lon: 53.82707, -1.691559), Calverley which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Transcription of the names from the Farsley Cenotaph complete with additional details.
- The 1914-18 and 1939-1945 Cenotaph Pudsey.
- The 1899 - 1902 War Memorial Farsley.
- The 1914-18 and 1939-1945 War Memorial, Calverley.
- The World War I and II war memorial at Calverley
- The World War I and II memorial in St. Wilfrid's Churchyard, Calverley
- A transcription of the The Idle War Memorial
- A transcription of the list of Pudsey Militia for the year 1803.
- A transcription of the list of Pudsey supplementary Militia for the year 1809.
- 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:
- (SE219353) Farsley Beck Bottom
- (SE184375) Fourlands
- (SE206339) Hillfoot
- (SE173387) Thackley End
- (SE238323) Troydale
- (SE199353) Woodhall Hills
- Transcription of the list of Pudsey Constables for the years 1771 to 1845.
- Transcription of the list of Surveyors of Highways for 1770 to 1836.
- A transciption by David Simpson of Pudsey Pub Licencees extracted from "Pudsey Pubs" by Ruth Strong, a friend and local historian.
- A Transcription of the list of Pudsey Overseers for the years 1743 to 1887.
- This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
- Transcriptions of the lists of those who paid the Hearth tax in Pudsey in 1666.
- Transcription of the list of those who paid Land Tax in Pudsey (1704).
- A list of those paying the 1379 Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for this parish.
- A Transcription of the list of Pudsey Voters (and who they voted for) for the year 1741.
- The Poll for a Knight of the Shire for the West Riding of Yorkshire on Monday May 11 and Tuesday May 12. 1835, giving a list of the voters (and who they voted for).