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The Ancient Parish of KEIGHLEY

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"KEIGHLEY, a market and parish-town, in the east-division of Staincliffe, liberty of Clifford's-Fee; 4 miles from Bingley, 10 from Bradford and Skipton, 12 from Otley and Halifax, 12¾ from Colne, (Lanc.) 40 from York, 209 from London. Market, Wednesday. Fairs, May 8, for horned cattle and horses; 9 and 10, for pedlary ware, November 7, for horned cattle, horses, and sheep; and 8 and 9, for pedlary ware. Principal Inns, Devonshire Arms, and Kings Arms. Pop. 9,223. The Church is a rectory; dedicated to St. Andrew (see Churches for photograph), in the deanry of Craven, value, £21. 0s. 7½d. Patron, the Duke of Devonshire." (There is further information for Keighley).

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

Braithwaite Eastwood House Exley Head Fell Lane Hare Hills Hollins Holme Houses Ingrow

Lane End Laverack Hall Laycock Newsholme Oakworth Thwaites Utley

Cemeteries

• Here are two photographs of Laycock Cemetery:
  • Laycock Cemetery, looking towards the old Sunday School.
  • Laycock Cemetery, looking out over the valley.

Census

• A list of the inmates, etc. in the Keighley Union Workhouse & Infirmary Holycroft & Fell Lane, Keighley, 1891 census, transcribed by Jan Perkins.

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
  • St. Andrew's, The Shared Church, Keighley (view 1).
  • St. Andrew's, The Shared Church, Keighley (view 2).
  • St. John The Evangelist's Church, Ingrow (view 1).
  • St. John The Evangelist's Church, Ingrow (view 2).
  • Christ Church, Oakworth (view 1).
  • Christ Church, Oakworth (view 2).
  • The Methodist Church, Oakworth.
  • The original Slack Lane Baptist Church, Oakworth (actually on Mackingstone Lane).
  • The Baptist Chapel, Slack Lane, Oakworth.
    • Now converted to luxury flats. The organ from the church is now installed in a baptist church in Australia.
  • St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Keighley.
  • All Saints' Church, Highfield, Keighley (view 1).
  • All Saints' Church, Highfield, Keighley (view 2).
  • The New Church, Braithwaite.
  • The Apostolic Church, Keighley.
  • The Assemblies of God Church, Keighley.
  • The Methodist Church, Exley Head.
  • The Methodist Church, Ingrow.
  • The Spiritualists' Church, Heber Street, Keighley.
  • St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Keighley.
  • Our Lady of Victories Roman Catholic Church, Keighley.
  • Christ the King Roman Catholic Church, Keighley.
    • This Church used to be the Keighley New Church, but was sold to the Society of St Pius 10th in 1995 and re-dedicated.
  • St. Mark's Church, Utley.
  • St. John's Church Sunday School, Newsholme (the Church is at the other end of the building).
  • The Sunday School, Laycock.
• The following Churches have their own websites:
  • St. Andrew's, The Shared Church, Keighley
  • The Spiritualists' Church, Heber Street, Keighley
  • The Methodist Church, Oakworth

Church Records

• The Parish Registers of St. Andrew's were begun in 1562. They are no longer held in church and so please contact the West Yorkshire Archive Service if you are doing local research.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Keighley.

Description and Travel

• Keighley Web.
• Keighley Town Council.
• Keighley Bus Museum.
• Garry Stockdill's Yorksview website contains a description and photographs of Keighley.

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Baines's Directory and Gazetteer Directory of 1822.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Pigot's Directory of 1829.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Pigot's Directory of 1834.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in White's Directory of 1837.

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from Pigot's 1829 Directory Yorkshire section.
• There is further information about this parish from Pigot's 1834 Directory Yorkshire section.
• There is further information about this parish from White's 1837 Gazetteer, History and Directory of the West Riding.
• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.

History

• The Keighley and District Local History Society web-site contains historical information, old photos, etc. for Keighley and the surrounding area.

Maps

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• 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.
• View maps of Keighley and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Newspapers

• The Keighley News.

Poorhouses and Poor Law Etc

• A list of the inmates, etc. in the Keighley Union Workhouse & Infirmary Holycroft & Fell Lane, Keighley, 1891 census, transcribed by Jan Perkins.

Societies

• The Keighley and District Local History Society
• This parish is covered by the following Family History Society:
  • Keighley and District FHS