Name | Cartworth |
Alt names | Cartworth | source: from redirect | | Cheteruurde | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 314 | | Cheteuuorde | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 314 |
Type | Civil parish |
Coordinates | 53.552°N 1.779°W |
Located in | West Riding of Yorkshire, England ( - 1974) |
Also located in | Yorkshire, England | | West Yorkshire, England (1974 - ) |
See also | Almondbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | ancient parish of which Cartworth was a part | | Agbrigg and Morley Wapentake, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | wapentake in which it was located | | Holmfirth, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | urban district 1894-1921 and civil parish 1921-1974 incorporating Cartworth | | Holme Valley, West Yorkshire, England | civil parish replacing Holmfirth in 1974 | | Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England | district municipality in which Cartworth is now located |
Cartworth was a civil parish located to the south of Huddersfield town centre. It is a short distance southeast of the centre of Holmfirth. It was part of the Urban District of Holmfirth from 1894 until 1921 when it was absorbed into Holmfirth civil parish itself.
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Cartworth from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "CARTWORTH, a township in Kirkburton parish, [West Riding of] Yorkshire; on a branch of the river Colne, 6 miles S of Huddersfield. It includes part of the village of Holmfirth, and part of the hamlet of Scholes. Acres: 2,820. Real property: £7,930; of which £122 are in quarries. Population: 2,503. Houses: 503. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the woollen manufacture."
Research Tips
- GENUKI on Cartworth. The GENUKI page gives numerous references to local bodies providing genealogical assistance.
- The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Kirkburton provides a list of useful resources for the local area.
- A Vision of Britain through Time on Cartworth.
- An online map supplied by Vision of Britain illustrating the boundaries between civil parishes in the Cartworth area.
Categories: West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Cartworth, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Almondbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Agbrigg and Morley Wapentake, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Holmfirth, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Holme Valley, West Yorkshire, England | Kirklees (metropolitan borough), West Yorkshire, England | West Yorkshire, England
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