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During skirmishes at Heptonstall, the Royalists took no account of
a raging storm and many were swept away.
Others were killed by boulders rolled down on them by the
Parliamentarians.
Part of the town was burned to the ground by the Royalists as a
reprisal.
See
Samuel Priestley
Members and Officers of the Band have included
Recorded in 1861
A new store was built in 1866.
In 1909, the Society acquired the Stag, Heptonstall and
converted it back into cottages.
In 19??, they amalgamated with the Hebden Bridge Co-operative Society
See
Heptonstall New Female Friendly Society
Heptonstall Manor was obtained (created) in 1534 and formally
dissolved around 1769.
Lords of the Manor have included
Sir Henry Savile,
Charles Greenwood,
and
the Earl of Scarbrough.
Lord George Halifax Lumley-Savile auctioned off the title of Lord
of the Manor in the 1990s
Recorded in 1874, when
S. Fielding was Secretary
See
Clegg Foot, Heptonstall Moor,
Raistrick Greave, Heptonstall,
Red Carr Clough, Heptonstall Moor,
Rough Hey Farm, Heptonstall Moor and
Whinberry Stones, Heptonstall Moor
See
Heptonstall Female Friendly Society
See
Heptonstall Female Friendly Society
See
Heptonstall New Friendly Society
The new St Thomas the Apostle, Heptonstall was built in 1850-1854
See
John Brigg,
Elland Parochial Chapelry,
Halifax Parochial Chapelry,
Parish of Heptonstall and
Poor Law Union
Question:
Does anyone know if there was a Police Station here?
Can anyone tell me anything about it?
Business was restricted to the sale of stamps.
There were no deliveries at that time
Postmasters at Heptonstall have included
WHEREAS on Saturday night 29th ult, or early the following morning,
some daring villain or villains unlawfully entered Mr. James
Cockroft's Orchard at Hawksclough and STOLE therefrom upwards of
Fifteen Stones Weight of APPLES and PEARS, besides breaking and
seriously damaging several of the fruit trees therein.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that whoever will give information leading to
a conviction shall receive Two Pounds Ten Shillings from the above
named Mr. Cockroft and the like sum of Two Pounds Ten Shillings from
the Treasurer of the Heptonstall Society for the Prosecution of
Felons.
By Order of J. P. & W. Sutcliffe, Law Agents to the said Society,
Hebden Bridge. 3rd October 1855
There was a serious outbreak of typhus here in the winter of
1843-1844.
Ted Hughes lived here for a time.
The Mount Zion Baptist Church stands here next to a house
also known as Heptonstall Slack.
See
Draper Corner, Hebden Bridge,
Dr Robert Howard and
Reading & Mental Improvement Society
By 1806, this had fallen into disuse and Mount Zion Baptist Church, Heptonstall Slack was built
In September 1875, the stocks were moved to the top of Northwell Lane when the owner of
One of the posts still remains.
The east face is inscribed
There is a copper tablet engraved
During the late 18th century, detailed records were kept of all
households, so that the Surveyor might see who was liable.
Those who held the post of Surveyor of the Highways
for Heptonstall included:
See
James Holt
adjacent property wished to make certain improvements
TO HAWORTH
STOCKS ORIGINALLY IN TOWNGATE.
REMOVED IN 19TH CENTURY TO A SITE IN FRONT OF PRESENT STOCKS VILLAS
FINALLY TAKEN DOWN IN 1875
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