Shorter Pieces

Sometimes the information we uncover or receive from visitors to this website don't quite allow us to write a full-size article or series. So, we write one of our shorter pieces instead. If the item you are looking for isn't listed below, try our page of Major articles and Series. You might also like to view our slideshows.

A short history of the Brigg family (First posted: 27/6/2026)

1935-36 Kildwick Athletic Football Club (Updated 27/12/2025)

The Kildwick school WW1 memorial (First posted: 29/11/2025)

An integrated transport system - 1906 (First posted: 25/10/2025)

Kildwick's egg-laying champion (Updated: 25/10/2025)

1919 - National Peace Day (First posted: 30/8/2025)

1863 Wedding celebrations (First posted: 28/5/2025)

Snowdrops (First posted: 28/12/2024)

The de Stiveton monument - a case of mistaken identity ? (Updated 30/11/2024)

Archive photographs in context - #5: Dancers at Kildwick Hall (First posted: 25/11/2023)

How a Kildwick chantry may have led to the founding of a school in Skipton (First posted 28/10/2023)

Childhood memories of WWII in Farnhill (First posted 24/06/2023)

Dating an old photograph of Kildwick Church (First posted 28/05/2023)

An interesting grave inside Kildwick Church (First posted 29/04/2023)

Kildwick Albion 1922 cup-winning team (First posted 24/09/2022)

Did Farnhill and Kildwick nearly merge ? (First posted 24/09/2022)

What do you do ? A survey of occupations in Farnhill and Kildwick (1720 – 1750) (First posted 30/07/2022)

What happened to the early Norman Church in Kildwick ? (First posted 25/06/2022)

Kildwick WW1 china cap (First posted 26/03/2022)

The story of Kildwick School's 1957 prize-winning choir (Updated 27/11/2021)

Festive Fayre in Farnhill - some old village Xmas recipes (First posted 28/11/2020)

A Farnhill housing development - 1873 (First posted 29/01/2019)

Archive photographs in context - #2: Airships over Aireside (Updated 26/08/2017)

The origin of local placenames (First posted 24/09/2016)

1632 will of Edward Theaker of Hamblethorpe (First posted 27/08/2016)

Hilda Nelson memorial chair (First posted 30/04/2016)

Archive photographs in context - #3: Kildwick post office - August 1911 (First posted 26/09/2015)

Archive photographs in context - #1: 1893 miner's strike (First posted 28/03/2015)

When the milk came by donkey (Updated 27/12/2014)

Maypole Dancing at Kildwick school (First posted 26/04/2014)

Farnhill and Kildwick's first OAPs (Updated 29/03/2014)

A Farnhill Hymn (Updated 22/02/2014)

Three musical events (1921 - 1961) (Updated 31/08/2013)

A yearly rent of one rose ...

'Country Life' visit Kildwick Hall - 1911

Rabbit warrens in Farnhill

Local poetry