Burley Local History Group
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  • A Mill Village
    • 1895 map of Burley
    • Greenholme Mills & Iron Row
    • The Mill Owners
    • Benefactors - Forsters
    • Benefactors - Fisons
    • The "Rec"
    • The Malt Shovel
    • Burley Forge
  • History
    • A Brief History (page1) >
      • A Brief History (page 2)
    • How Governed >
      • How Governed (page 2)
      • How Governed (page 3)
    • Growth of Village
    • The History Trail
    • 1901 Census - Birth Places >
      • Age Groups
      • The Vicar >
        • Census of 1861 & 1871
    • The 1911 Census
    • Burley Characters >
      • C.I. Black
      • J.P. Clapham
      • Job Senior
      • T. Clark
      • W. Lawrence
      • J. Lupton
      • J.H. Foulds
    • Buildings - Drawings >
      • Buildings - Photos
      • The Roundhouse
      • The Lecture Hall
    • Victorian Schools
  • Burley Woodhead
    • Burley Woodhead School
    • The Bleach Mill
    • Woodhead Green
    • Moorville House
    • The Forge
  • Articles
    • Burley House Field
    • Burley History Trail
  • Publications

The images on this page have been compiled by The Burley Local History Group and the originals, along with many hundreds more, can be viewed in the Burley Public Library between 2:30pm and 4:30pm on Fridays.
At that time you can consult all the village archives, the records of people and organisations past and present.

Members of Burley Local History Group will be available to assist in your searches.

The Archives contain:
  • Maps of 19th and 20th Century Burley
  • Village Directories for 19th and 20th centuries
  • Census Information 1841 – 1901
  • Mill Records: 19th & 20th centuries
  • Burley Township Records: 18th & 19th centuries
  • Burley Local Board of Health & Urban District Council Papers 1854 – 1937
  • Records of Local Schools: including extracts from Log books
  • Burley Tithe Award Map and Schedule, 1847
  • Burley Community Council Records: 1976 to the present
  • Records of many Past and Present Village Organisations
  • Local Newspaper Cuttings
  • Photographs



For further details please contact: Bill Howson
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Riversdale Cafe
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Down at the Weir
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West Terrace
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