Sherburn in Elmet · South Milford
Enhancing knowledge of our local history
Promoting interest in the history of Sherburn in Elmet, South Milford, the local area and historical matters in general.
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Research by Society members into the places, people and industries of our villages.
History of Sherburn
Early History In 2015, archaeological investigations to the East of Low Street in Sherburn uncovered evidence of a settlement that dates from the 1st to the 4th…
History of South Milford
The village of South Milford was known as Mysenford in the year 936. The name seems to changed over the years, being recorded as Myleford (1030), Mileforde (1086)…
Heritage Trail
Begin your walk through historic Sherburn in front of the church porch, facing the church. There was a church on this site in Saxon times. It was replaced around 1100 to…
Roman Age settlement on Low Street
The site, which lies to the East of Low Street and South of The Fairway, was first investigated in 1997 when 5 trenches revealed ditches forming enclosures and…
Aviation
It has been suggested that a group of early flying enthusiasts, including Robert Blackburn, were using fields to the west of the present airfield as early as 1911. There…
Local Railway History
At the beginning of the 19th century the manufacturers of Leeds were becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the route to the North Sea ports via the Aire and Calder…
World War One Project
The Society started this project in 2014, one hundred years after the start of this momentous conflict. The objectives of the project are:- To research the stories of…
Teasle Growing
Teasels are also commonly spelled Teasle, Teazle and Teazel. The Fuller’s Teasel (Dipsacus Fullonum) was formerly widely used in textile processing, providing a natural comb for cleaning, aligning…
World War One Project
89 names remembered
Started in 2014, a hundred years after the war began, the project researches the stories of the men on our local war memorials and what life was like in our villages at the time.
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Sherburn in Elmet
Historic photographs of Sherburn, on our photo album site.
Photo album
South Milford
Historic photographs of South Milford, on our photo album site.