Return to Nidderdale, an historical, Topographical and Descriptive sketch of the valley of the Nidd. (1863)

Please note that this index is given in good faith as a guide to the contents of the book, but there may be errors in both the original index and the transcription of the index.

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.
  • Primitive 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
  • Lodge
• 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.
  • Church.
  • Ancient Chapel.
• 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