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William Grainge
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NIDDERDALE
- Situation, Extent, Etymology
- Geological formation
- First Inhabitants. British Celt
- Roman occupation.
- Division into Townships.
- Nidderdale from Domesday Book
- held by the Barons De Mowbray
- given to the Abbeys of Fountains and Byland.
- Ancient Roads, Bridges, &c. .
- Survey for a Railroad in 1818.
- Railroad constructed in 1862.
- Description of route from Harrogate, Ripley, Hampsthwaite Birstwith, Wreaks.
- Darley, Dacre Ranks, Castlestead, Bewerley Hall, Pateley Bridge
PATELEY BRIDGE
- Situation, Etymology.
- Description.
- Old Church-situation.
- Description of.
- Inscriptions in Church yard, &c.
- New Church-situation, when built.
- Description of .
- Inscriptions, Living, &c.
- Registers, Extracts from
- Chapels-Wesleyan Methodist.
- Poor Law Union.
- Mechanics' Institute, Banks, &c.
- Market, Fairs, Feast.
BISHOPSIDE
- Situation, given to the Archbishops of York.
- Inclosure of Common Lands.
- Wilsill.
- Raikes School, Foundation, Endowment, &c.
- Glasshouse Mill, Smelthouse Mill, Fellbeck
- Bollershaw Grange, North Pasture House, Fellbeck House
- Mineral productions, Agricultural Statistics, Population, &c.
BEWERLEY
- Situation, Early Owners
- Mowbray Charters.
- Pedigree of the family of Yorke
- Bewerley Hall.
- Old Monastic Chapel .
- The Grounds-Ravensgill
- The Crocodile Rock
- The Trough, Baal Hills
- Guy's cliffe
- Castlestead
- Grassfield House
- Eagle Hall.
- Family of Taylor-of White
- Bridgehouse gate, Chapel
- Bewerley Village.
- Mineral productions of Bewerley
- Agricultural Statistics, Population, &c.
DACRE
- Situation, Boundaries.
- Early Owners.
- Dacre Village, Chapel, &c.
- Friends' Burial Ground
- Braithwaite School, Dacre Pasture, Enclosure, &c.
- Hayshaw
- Harewell Hall
- Family of Lupton
- Low Hall
- Dacre Banks, Village, Mills, &c.
- Charles Gill-Account of
- Church, &c.
- School.
- Population, Statistics, &c.
HARTWITH
- Situation, Boundaries, &c
- Early Owners
- Brimham Rocks
- Hartwith Chapel
- Foundation, Endowment, &c
- Charities, Inscriptions
- Hartwith School
- Brimham Hall
- Winsley Hall
- Spring House, Family of Danson, &c
- New Bridge
- Hardcastle Garth
- Dougill Hall
and Family of Dougill
- Summer Bridge
- New York
- Low Laith
- Braisty Woods, Pedigree of the family of Skaife
- Enclosures, &c Population, Statistics, &c
STONEBECK DOWN
- Situation, Boundaries, &c.
- Early Owners, Family of De Mowbray.
- Heathfield.
- Gowthwaite Hall.
- Dr. William Craven.
- Riddings Gill.
- Colthouse.
- Ramsgill.
- Eugene Aram-Account of.
- Blayshaw, Pit Dwellings, &c.
- Stean, Tenure of Lands, &c.
- Mineral Productions, &c.
- Population, Statistics, &c.
STONEBECK UP
- Situation, Boundaries, &c.
- The River Nidd, Source, &c.
- The Lodge .
- Woodale .
- Deadman's Hill
- Goydon Pot
- Limley-Family of Bayne.
- How Stean Beck .
- Park Foss.
- Stean gill foot.
- Eglin's Hole, or Cavern.
- Middlesmoor.
- School.
- Chapel, when built, Consecration, &c.
- Inscriptions.
- Charities.
- Registers.
- Terrier .
- Land Owners, &c
- Mineral Productions
- Geological Section
- Statistics, Population, &c
FOUNTAINS EARTH
- Situation, Early Owners, &c
- Thwaite House
- Lofthouse
- Sikes Grange, Longside, Helks
- Bouthwaite
- Calval Houses, Holme Houses
- Sigsworth Grange
- Statistics, Population, &c
GREENHOW HILL
- Smelting Mill
- Sunside Mining Company's Works
- Geological Section
- Village of Greenhow Hill
- Church
- Parochial District
- Craven Keld, Craven Cross
- Earthquake
- Thomas Blackah,
the Poet
STUMP CROSS CAVERNS
- Description of .
- Season for Visiting the Valley.
- Dwellings in the Dale .
- Roads, &c. . .
- Inhabitants, Language, Manners, Customs, &c.
Appendix at the end
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