Cononley

Cononley

Coordinates: 53°55′05″N 2°01′05″W / 53.918°N 2.018°W / 53.918; -2.018

Cononley
Cononley is located in North Yorkshire
Cononley

 Cononley shown within North Yorkshire
Population 1,080 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference SD988469
District Craven
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town KEIGHLEY
Postcode district BD20
Dialling code 01535
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Skipton and Ripon
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Cononley is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. In the Aire Valley 3 miles south of Skipton and with an estimated population of 1,080 (2001 est.). It is situated near the A629 creating easy access to Skipton, Keighley and other nearby settlements. Also joined to the Leeds-Carlisle railway, the village has commuter access to Leeds and Bradford.

The village is served by Cononley railway station.

History and information

The settlement dates back to medieval times when much of the cultivated land formed part of the estate of Bolton Priory.

Disused lead mine at Cononley in 1996

It is clear that most of the dwellings in Cononley date back to mostly the 17th century; the oldest surviving building (Milton House) dates from 1635,however it is rumoured that The Old Hall part of Cononley Hall which was thought to have been a Jacobite safe house in the 18th Century(escape tunnel in the fire place) could be much older and has a stone in the loft dated 1436!!, whilst the other half mostly date back to the first half of the 19th century which was when the village was a centre for hand loom weaving and lead mining.

By 1851, the population of Cononley had grown to 1,272. In the late 19th century most of the citizens of Cononley were employed in one of the two textile mills in the village. Back then Cononley was physically in the West Riding of Yorkshire whereas now it is in North Yorkshire.

Today, with a population of 1,080 (2001 census), farming is still significant as well as there being still a few local businesses. The number of people employed in industry within the village has radically declined over the last 25 years.

Housing development in the 20th century was very limited due to the lack of economic growth. Even so, the village is a quite popular place to live with its predominant stone buildings.

As well as part of the working community in the village commuting to Skipton and Keighley, a large number also travel large distances which is made possible by the frequent electric trains to Leeds and Bradford.

The village has a joint Anglican-Methodist church, a primary school, two pubs and a post office.

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