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Emley, West Yorkshire history
The name “Emley” is derived from an Old English personal name, Em(m)a or Eama, and lēah, a woodland clearing. The village was recorded as Amalaie and Amelai in the 1086 Domesday Book and usually as Emmeley by the 13th century.
Manor
After the Norman Conquest, Godric was retained as lord of the manor by William the Conqueror. Godric’s descendants adopted the Norman practice of having a surname. The Fitzwilliams were part of the Royal Manor of Wakefield. They lived in a moated house on the site of the Old Hall in Emley Park.
Industry
Iron ore was discovered around Bentley Grange which led to the establishment of iron ore mines and a forge by the monks of Byland Abbey. The remains of bell pits are medieval workings from when iron ore was mined from the Tankersley seam. Mining was a source of employment until 1985 when Emley Moor Colliery closed after a miners’ strike.
20th century
During the 1930s, the population of Emley was similar to the 1,867 recorded at the 2001 census. Farming and coal mining were the main industries, and the village had a baker, three butchers, a draper, three grocers, a tobacconist, painters, a blacksmith and a wheelwright. During the Second World War the Home Guard had checkpoints in the village, one at the bottom of Leisure Lane to guard the ‘Q’ site and another at Five Lane Ends.
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