In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Oxenhope like this:
OXENHOPE, two hamlets and a chapelry in Bradford parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The hamlets are called Far O. and Near O.; lie about 2 miles S of Haworth r.station, and 5 S of Keighley; and have a post-office, of.the name of Oxenhope, under Keighley. The chapelryextends westward to the boundary with Lancashire, and was constituted in 1845. ...
Rated property, £5, 356. Pop.in 1851, 2, 997; in 1861, 2, 880. Houses, 594. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to Capt. Edwards. Mould Grange is the residence of J. Rushworth, Esq.; and Hey House, of Mr. J. O. Ackroyd. Worsted manufacture is carried on. The living is a p.curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £150.* Patron, alternately the Crown and the Bishop. The church was built in 1849, at a cost of about £1, 300; and is in the early Norman style, with a tower. There are chapels for Baptists and Wesleyans and a free grammar-school.
Oxenhope through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Oxenhope, in Bradford and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/852
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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