Place:Woolley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

source: Family History Library Catalog

Woolley is a village and civil parish which was part of Barnsley Rural District from 1894 until the rural district was abolished in 1938. From 1938 until 1974 it was located in Wakefield Rural District and from 1974 it has been a part of the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. The population at the 2001 census was 575, while in the 1820s it had a population of 482 (source: GENUKI).

Historically it was in the ecclesiastical parish of Royston in the Staincliffe Wapentake.

Research Tips

• GENUKI on Woolley. The GENUKI page gives numerous references to local bodies providing genealogical assistance.
• A Vision of Britain through Time on Woolley.
• The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Royston provides a list of useful resources for the local area.