Photo
copyrighted by Bradford Museums
The painting is by by John Bradley
Kighley, (York. W. R.) near the R Are, 6
m to the S. E. of Skipton in Craven, gave name to a family that were a
long time its owners, one of whom procured of Edward I. a Mt. and Fair for
it on Oct. 27, but the former, if not the latter, is disused. Since the
extinction of the Kighleys, there have been three manors in this p. one
bel. to the D. of Devon, another to Ld. Fairfax, and the third' to Michael
Stell. This T. stands in a valley, surrounded with hills, at the meeting
of two brooks, which fall into the r. Are 1 m. bel. it. Every family is
supplied with water brought to or near their doors, in stone troughs, from
a never-failing spring on the W. side of it. The p. is 6 m. long, and 2
broad, and is 60 m. from the E. and W. seas, yet at the W. end of it, near
Camel-Cross, is a rising ground, from which the springs on the E. side of
it run to the E. sea, and those on the W. to the W. sea. There is not half
a m. of level ground in the whole p. except at the W. end of it, where is
a pretty even field 1 m. and an half round, where are some times horse-races.
Near the Town is that called the King's-Mill, which used to yield 44/. 13
s. 4 d. rent to the Ds. of Devonshire, into whose family an heiress of the
Kighleys married.
Researching
history and family trees is becoming very popular. Keighley could
not have a better local historian than Ian Dewhirst MBE. His many
books contain wonderful photographs of times gone by with notes
that give us a good insight into what life was like. Mr.
Dewhirst's books are usually available from Keighley Library and
good book shops.
There are a few web sites that provide useful information, we have
attempted to gather sites that relate to Keighley and it's history
here. If you know of a site, or have anything that should be
included, please email us
Useful
research Sites TheShipsList web site, online since August 1999, will help you find your
ancestors on ships' passenger lists.
