"The Settle District and North West Yorkshire Dales " was published in 1923 and is a guide book for the area, containing descriptions of walks and some drives in the district along with some history. There are descriptions of caves and potholes too, along with a bit of historical description of the exploration of these. This book contains over 200 pages along with some 35 plates (some drawings but mainly photographs).
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"Chronicles and Stories of the Craven Dales" was published in 1881. I found it to be a very readable book despite being 120 years old. Whilst there are not a lot of names in here, there is a lot about those who are to be found in here in general. A good idea of the information in the book is to be found in the introduction (see immediately below) written by Dr. Collyer of "Ilkley, Ancient and modern" fame.
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The list of contents from "Craven Chronicles and Stories".
- CONTENTS
- PUBLISHERS' PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER I. - Malham Moor, its scenery-" The Flatts " - with some account of the Jackson Family
- CHAPTER II. - Early Notices of Craven-The seven Churches of Gargrave-Drayton's Legend of the Ebbing and Flowing Well at Giggleswick-John Broughton and William Cliffe- Traditional Rhymes
- CHAPTER III. - Conventual Traditions-Druidism in Craven- Sutton, Bell Busk, and Elboton
- CHAPTER IV. - Monastic Legends-Bolton Priory-The " Boy of Egremond " - The White Horse of Wharfedale-Bolton Woods and Strid
- CHAPTER V. - Wordsworth in Craven-The White Doe of Rylstone-A Sunday among the Hills-Conjectures respecting the White Doe-" Drunken Barnaby's Journey " - Rylstone and its scenery-The Norton Family-The "City of Troy"
- CHAPTER VI. - Kirkstall Abbey and the Abbey of Barnoldswick The Vision of Seleth-Sawley Abbey
- CHAPTER VII. - The Lister Family-Oliver Heywood and the Old Dissent " - Anecdotes of Heywood-Winterburn Chapel The rise of Congregationalism in Craven
- CHAPTER VIII. - Skipton and its Castle-The Clifford Family- Restoration of Skipton Castle-Scenery about Skipton-The Parish Church-Skipton Typographers-The Farmers of Silsden Moor-Belief in Witchcraft
- CHAPTER IX. - Craven Roads in the old Coaching Days-Nonego by-The Craven Heifer-Churn milk Peg-Norton Tower
- CHAPTER X. - Rylstone Church-The Rev. John Alcock, a clerical wag-Sunday Football Playing in Craven
- CHAPTER XI. - Frank King, the Skipton Minstrel-Village Legends-Christmas at " The Flatts " - Anecdotes of King
- CHAPTER XII. - The Legend of Peter King-The Minstrel's Death (2)
- CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER XIII. - Robert Story, the Gargrave Poet, his life and works
- CHAPTER XIV. - The Village of Thorpe-The " Shoemakers of Thorpe " - A Legend of the Devil's Bridge-Conflicting Opinions on the subject
- CHAPTER XV. - Burnsall and its Church-Well Worship-Sacred Spring-Hartlington and Hebden-Fairy Lore of Craven-A Swedish Legend-Song of the Mountain Fairies
- CHAPTER XVI. - The Parish of Burnsall-Origin of the Craven Family-Burnsall Grammar School-Eugene Aram-Troller's Gill-The Barguest-The Legend of Troller's Gill
- CHAPTER XVII. - Linton, its climate and scenery-Grassington and Grass Wood-Remains of a British Stronghold-The Beauties of Grass Wood and Bolton Woods contrasted-A Linton Legend
- CHAPTER XVIII. - Linton Church-The Rev. Benjamin SmithOld Pam, " a Legend of Threshfield Grammar School- Ladye Well
- CHAPTER XIX. - Thomas Airey and the Grassington Theatre- Anecdotes of Airey
- CHAPTER XX. - Tom Lee and the Grassington Murder
- CHAPTER XXI. - Captain Hercules Trenoodle, of Choughbury House, is introduced to the reader-The Captain contemplates Matrimony-An Awkward Mistake-Mr. Fussypuff, the Blacksmith-The Mysterious Bags Daniel Cooper's adventure with Fairies
- CHAPTER XXII. - Some account of Leather bags Hall, and the Gibbetson family-Captain Trenoodle's Love Adventure with Margaret Gibbetson-He is nearly trapped-Lord Hez nowt is nowt " - A Friendly Party at his House-The Scenery of Malhamdale
- CHAPTER XXIII. - Bobby Trout, of Grassington-His visit to London-How he fell among thieves
- CHAPTER XXIV. - An Anecdote of Lord Nelson-The Banquet a Legend of the Dead-Finis
- Obituary Notice of Dr. Dixon
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