Calverly History
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Updated: 8 Dec 2017
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Created byJordan Lister
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1086Calverley mentioned in the Domesday Book as Caverleia410 -1066 ADSettlement begins in anglo saxon period13th CenturyFulling of wool starts
- woollen Industry begins
- Evidence of wood being felled1754Manor of Calverley sold
to the Thornhill family17554000-2500BCNeolithic Human
activity in areaSurvey of village and for Thomas
Thornhill, historic field names
indicate extensive apple orchards19th Century1760 -
Industrial
RevolutionIndustrial Revolution mechanised
woolen trade – Mills and cottages BuiltQuarrying intensifys in woodland to meet demand of industrialisation1850Planned Luxury Housing Development
only partially completedCalverley cutting providing new route1832-
1874Pubic buildings built (Methodist Church, Mechanics
institute) toaccommodate increasing population1894Workers Terrace Houses
Built onCaple Street, Clarke
Street and Thornhill Street1904Woodhall Hills Golf Course opens1930Semi-Detached homes BuiltWW2Post War decline of
woolen industry - DemolitionRed brick council
estate constructed19601989Modern Housing built around Holly Park Mills1485Present Old Hall constructed
much around older Hall1970Lydgate Mills Demolished1897Victoria Park OpensSt Wilfeds Church Constructed1150
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