Bibliography : Malhamdale in print

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Books principally about Malhamdale or with substantial sections dedicated to the area or its residents.

A Concise Account of some Natural Curiosities in the Environs of Malham in Craven, Yorkshire by Thomas Hurtley

The Logographic Press, London 1786

Read it here on KirkbyMalham.info

The Churches of the Deanery of North Craven by William Arthur Shuffrey MA

J Whitehead & Son, Leeds, 1914.

The Craven and Northwest Yorkshire Highlands by Harry Speight   Elliot Stock, London, 1892.

Read it – Download here on KirkbyMalham.info.

The History and Antiquities of the Deanery of Craven in the County of York

by TD Whitaker

Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, 3rd edition, 1878.

The third edition was much enlarged and edited by AW Morant it is available in CD format and also available to download as a set of free PDF files at the

Skipton Castle website

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A History of Airton Mill by William Sharp

Privately published, circa 1991.

Malham and Malham Moor

by Dr Arthur Raistrick

Dalesman Publishing Co, Clapham, 1947.

Mines and Miners on Malham Moor

by Dr Arthur Raistrick

George Kelsall, Littlebrough, 1983.

The Story of St Michael the Archangel at Kirkby Malham

by Rev. WRN Baron MA.

3rd edition pub. Kirkby Malham Church, 1989, first published 1923.

Read it here on KirkbyMalham.info

The Story of St Michael the Archangel at Kirkby Malham edited by David Tippey

Kirkby Malham PCC, 2003. Enlarged and well illustrated 4th edition, published with help from the North Yorkshire Churches Tourism Initiative and sold in aid of the church restoration appeal. Well illustrated with numerous old photographs dating back to 1870 and much new information it is still available and costs £4 plus UK postage.

The Parish of Kirkby Malhamdale

by John William Morkill

John Bellows, Gloucester, 1933

Available in an excellent facsimile, printed by Smith Settle of Otley and published by Kirkby Malham PCC in aid of the church restoration, this is the only book dedicated purely to the history of Malhamdale.

The Serjeantsons of Hanlith by Rev RM Serjeantson.

Privately published, circa 1911.

You can download a PDF of this book for free from the

Family History Archives

,select the Printing Version from the LH menu bar.

The Leedes of Wappingthorne and North Milford by Eleanor Lloyd

Privately published 1935. Adds to the Rev RM Serjeantson’s family history and includes family pictures.

Walter Morrison: A Millionaire at Malham Tarn

by WR Mitchell

Castleburgh Publications, 1990.

Edith Carr: Life on Malham Moor

by WR Mitchell

Castleburgh Publications, 1999.

Through Airedale from Goole to Malham

by “Johnnie Gray” (H Speight)  Walker & Laycock, Leeds, 1891.

The Malham Story  by Cpt. John Illingworth

The Nautical Publishing Company, 1972.

Mines and t’Miners: History of Lead Mining in Airedale, Wharfedale and Nidderdale

by JM Dickinson

Privately published 1972.

The Yorkshire Dales

Marie Hartley and Joan Ingleby

JM Dent & Sons Ltd, 1956, republished by Dalesman Books.

The Tourists Guide in Craven and its Vicinity

J Garnett, Skipton, 1850.

A Practical Guide Book to Malham and its surrounding scenery by AM

James Bennett & Son, Blackburn, 1886.

McFarlane’s Illustrated Guide to Malham

Edmondson & Co. Skipton, 1903.

Malhamdale : Dalesman Pocket Books by Arthur Raistrick

Dalesman Publishing Co, Clapham, 1946.

Malhamdale : A new Guide for Visitors

Dalesman Publishing Co, Clapham, 1968.

The Parish Register of Kirkby Malham Vol 1 1597-1690

YPRS, Wakefield, 1938: still available on fiche from the

YAS Parish Record Group

Upper Airedale a History and Guide

Percy Lund & Co, Bradford, 1891.

Guide to Malham by N L Wall

The Craven Herald Ltd, Skipton, date unknown possibly circa 1910.

Hurtley’s Poems on the Natural Curiosities of Malham in Craven, Yorkshire by Thomas Hurtley

Edmondson and Wilson, Settle, 1917.

Kirkby Malham Church and Parish by Thomas Brayshaw

Pamphlet reprinted from the Craven Herald, Skipton, August 1st 1924.

Craven’s Part in the Great War ed. John T Clayton

Percy Lund, Humphries & Co, Bradford, 1919.

Generously paid for by Walter Morrison and presented to all the soldiers, or their families, this is an illustrated Roll of Honour of First World War casualties from Craven.

Portrait of a Merchant Prince – James Morrison 1789-1857 by Richard Gatty

Pepper Arden, Northallerton, 1977.

A biography of his father, which nonetheless touches on the life of Walter Morrison.

Cromwell’s Understudy – The Life and Times of General John Lambert and the Rise and Fall of the Protectorate by Wm Harbutt Dawson

Published 1938.

John Lambert, Parliamentary Soldier and Cromwellian Major-General 1619-1684

by David Farr

The Boydell Press, 2003.

Airedale in Ancient Times by John Nicholson

Seeley & Sons, London, 1825.

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Other publications with some direct references to Malhamdale.

Yorkshire Cotton: The Yorkshire Cotton Industry, 1780-1835

by Dr George Ingle

Carnegie Publishing, Preston, 1997.

Green Roads in the Mid-Pennines

by Arthur Raistrick

Moorland Publishing Co. Ltd, Ashbourne, 1978. Originally published as Green Tracks on the Pennines in 1962.

Limestone Industries of the Yorkshire Dales

by David Johnson

Tempus Publishing, Stroud, 2002.

The Yorkshire Dales a Landscape Through Time

by Robert White

BT Batsford/English Heritage, London, 1997.

The Water-spinners: A New Look at the Early Cotton Trade

by Chris Aspin

Helmshore Local History Society, 2003.

English Surname Series: Yorkshire West Riding

by George Redmonds

Phillimore & Co Ltd, London and Chichester, 1973.

The Dialect of Craven in the West Riding of York Vol 1

by William Carr

Crofts, 1828. A useful work on local dialect available as 2 free PDF files on Google Books –

Vol 2

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Memorials of the Abbey of St Mary of Fountains

editors Walbran, Raine and Fowler

The Surtees Society, 1863, available as a

free PDF

on Google Books.

Old Yorkshire Dales

by Arthur Raistrick

David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1967

Life and Tradition in the Yorkshire Dales

by Marie Hartley and Joan Ingleby

Dent, 1968, republished by Dalesman Books.

Homesteads of the Yorkshire Dales

by James Walton

Dalesman Books, Clapham, 1947.

Buildings in the Yorkshire Dales: Who Built Them, When and How?

by Arthur Raistrick

Dalesman Books, Clapham, 1976.

Architectural Features of the Settle District by Arthur Sanderson

Percy Lund, Humphries & Co, Bradford, 1911.

Scenes from Craven – a series of letters by Rev. James Leslie Armstrong

published I835.

Tramps and Drives in the Craven Highlands by Harry Speight

GF Sewell, Bradford, 1895.

Basically a pocket version, derived from his popular 1892 publication

The Craven and Northwest Yorkshire Highlands.

Gargrave Church and Parish   by Janet M Dinsdale

Dixon & Stell, Cross Hills, 1966.

Chronicles and Stories of the Craven Dales by J H Dixon

Edmondson & Co, Skipton, 1881.

Underground Adventure by Gemmell and Myers

Dalesman Publishing Co, 1952.