Barwick-in-Elmet Historical Society

Links to other places of interest

Yorkshire and its History
Barwick and its History
The Barwick-in-Elmet and Scholes parish web site with links to various bodies in the parish. Barwick-in-Elmet Maypole News For up to date infromation regarding the next maypole raising. Barwick in Elmet parish page on the Genuki Yorkshire web-site. This item links to similar detail in villages in the rest of the U.K. For an aerial photograph of the earthworks in the village published by the Yorkshire Archaeology Service. For any email communication with the Society through the web site manager Harold Smith The hymns of Rector Bathurst. A site devoted to hymns including one of our own rectors. Barwick-in-Elmet and Scholes War Memorials Biographic details of the names on the memorials and the history of the memorials.
The Royal Observer Corps' Cold War site situated to the north of the Leeds Road near Taylor Lane.
English Heritage Images of England site. Search for "Barwick in Elmet" using the quick search facility. The site has a comprehensive coverage of sites of architectural and historical interest throughout England.
Sites of Families with connections with the parish
The Settle/Suttle family
The Scholes Family History. This site contains a number of recent photographs of the village.
Yorkshire Images: An expanding Photographic collection of Yorkshire and the Dales. A site dedicated to the Kingdom of Elmet A site covering the Kingdom of Elmet with even more background information. Archive Photographs of Leeds and District The West Yorkshire Archives The Yorkshire Archaeological Society Some relevant background accounts of the battle of Winwaed West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service Leeds Local History Portal The Towton Battlefield Society The Aberford Flyline
Contacts in the neighbourhood
Bramham Park - part of which is in the parish of Barwick-in-Elmet Aberford Parlington - the one-time home of the Gascoigne family Whitkirk the next parish to the South-West of the parish. Boston Spa and District Community Archaeology Group who carry out archaeology just to the north of the parish. Barwick-in-Elmet Tennis Club Twigs the Flower Shop in Barwick-in-Elmet. Fine Fettle Cycles the bicycle service and repair work shop in The Boyle, Barwick-in-Elmet. The Garforth Lions. Provides a wide range of information about the locality. Our local bonsai supplier Our local wood turner who can sometimes supply products in locally grown timber
Other Local History Sites including links to other societies
The Local History Magazine The Dunvargan (Co. Waterford) Museum Society Wikipedia This is a useful reference site to explore historical material on the web.
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