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• Aerial Photographs of Burley District
• Burley Archive Maps
  - 1847 Burley Township Tithe Map​
• Burley Moor
• Burley Woodhead 
  - Mary Chorley née Kimber (1865-1936)
  - Harry Sutton Chorley (1869-1939)
  - Burley Woodhead Mills (Draft)
• Burley in Wharfedale
  - Burley in Wharfedale Conservation Area
  - The Grange / Burley Grange
  - Cathedine or The Court Children's Home
  - Colston House
  - The Lawn
  - Scalebor Park 
  ​- 1947 Road Safety Film - with scenes from Burley in Wharfedale
  - Souvenir of Burley-in-Wharfedale
• The Mount, Stead
• Greenholme 
  - Partners & Directors Greenholme Mills 1790-1968
• Burley District People & Families: 
  - Thomas Emsley (1816-1885) 
     - Thomas Emsley 1880 Last Will & Testament
  ​​- John Shepherd (1816-1902)
  - ​William 'Billy' Swain (1827-1910)
  - Arthur Newsome (1860-1934)​
  ​- Robert Peel (1891-1965)
  - James Knights Trench OBE (1893-1969)
  - Walter Flesher (1894-1984)
  - Richard Burton's Castles Collection - Photos & Postcards
  Families
  - Fison Family - East Anglia & Bradford (Draft)
  - William Rayner (1844-1911)
  - Preston Family - Burley in Wharfedale
  - Forster & Arnold-Forster Families​ 
  ​   - Florence Vere O'Brien (Arnold-Forster)(1854-1936)
• Burley District Past Events : 
  -  History of Burley Brass Bands 
  -  Burley Football History upto 1940 
  -  History of Burley District Cricket 
  -  Burley Lions Amateur Rugby League Football Club (2008-2013?)
• Burley District Guide to Shops & Business Premises:  
  -  Main Street (east) (from Burley House to Station Road, Burley in Wharfedale)  
     -  Fred Midgley Butchers​
     -  Corn Mill Lane
  -  Main Street (west) (from Station Road to Leatherbank, Burley in Wharfedale) 
     -  Peel Place
     -  North Parade
  -  Hill Top, Burley in Wharfedale 
     - Burley in Wharfedale Social Club aka the Rifle Club
  -  Sun Lane, Burley in Wharfedale
  -  Station Road 
     - Victoria Cafe aka Cheshire Cat
  -  Greenholme Mills Textiles 1790-1968
  -  Greenholme Mills Industrial Estate 1968-2018
  -  Burley Woodhead
  ​-  Bradford Road
• Burley District Public Transport - Stage Coaches; Trackless Trams or Trolleybuses; Burley District Bus Services
  ​- Harrogate Road Car Company
  - Burley in Wharfedale Railway Station
• Burley District Schools
  - Burley Woodhead School (1832-1976)
  - Aireville Terrace School (1898-1999): Burley National (1898-1950), Burley CofE Primary (1950-1972) and Burley CofE First (1972-1999)
• In Living Memory
• Miscellany
  - John Kirby Smith (1869-1953)
• ​Directory

Online Services

• Online Services Guides​

About Us

• Volunteers - Burley Local History & Archive Group
• Burley in Wharfedale History Trail 
• Where's That? Burley Heritage Open Days (HOD) Quiz
  - Where's That? Answers
• Burley Archive Inventory - physical & digital documents etc. As of September 2025 the details have been transferred to https://www.burleyarchive.org/
  - Burley Archive Folders - digital content - images, scans etc.
  - Inventory of Shelving
  - Inventory of Filing Cabinets
  - Inventory of Map Chests 1 and 2
  - Inventory of Rolled Maps & Plans
  - Inventory of Framed Pictures​

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Burley Community Library & Burley Archive, Grange Road, Burley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire England LS29 7HD

Please refer to the Home page for up-to-date opening times. Closed Wednesday & Sunday
Burley Local History & Archive Group: Drop-In Sessions Friday 2.30pm to 4.30pm. For other times please contact us​

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