Village Timeline: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 18:14, 22 January 2025

Early History

1086 - Warley and Midgley recorded in the Doomsday Book

1284 - Warley Corn Mills establshed

1518 - Original wooden bridge replaced by stone

1598 - Peel House built

1599 - First map of Luddenden produced by John Saxton

18th Century

1776 - Luddenden Free Library established in The Old Swan

19th Century

1820 - St. Mary's Church rebuilt in larger form
1820 - Four water mills established along brook

1842 - First steam-powered mill at Oats Royd
1842 - Construction of New Road - take carry coal to the mill

20th Century

1973 - Luddenden Conservation Area established
1989 - Large fire destroys part of Oats Royd Mill

21st Century

2023 - Mayor Taylor Singleton from September 2022
2023 - Mayor Edith Scott from September 2023
2023 - Mayor Sue Shiels from September 2024

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 '''19th Century'''
-- [[St. Mary's church]] rebuilt in larger form<br/>
+- [[St. Mary's Church]] rebuilt in larger form<br/>
 - Four water mills established along brook<br/>