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Emley, Yorkshire, England. Geographical and Historical information from 1835.

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EMLEY:
Geographical and Historical information from the year 1835.

"EMLEY, a parish in the lower division of the wapentake of AGBRIGG, West riding of the county of YORK, 7 5 miles E.S.E. from Huddersfield, containing, with a portion of the township of Skelmanthorpe, 1351 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of York, rated in the king's books at £14. 0. 7| ) and in the patronage of the Hon. and Rev. Lumley Savile. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. There is a trifling endowment for the education of children."


"SKELMANTHORPE, a township partly in the parish of EMLEY, lower division, partly in the chapelry of CGMBERWORTH, parish of Kirkburton, upper division, of the wapentake of AGBRIGG, and partly in the parish of HIGH-HOYLAND, wapentake of STAINCROSS, West riding of the county of YORK, 7 miles E.S.E. from Huddersfield. The population is returned with Cumberworth. There is a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists."

[Transcribed by Mel Lockie © from
Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835]