Scholes is a village near

Cleckheaton Cleckheaton is a town in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated south of Bradford, east of Brighouse, west of Batley and so ...

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, England. The village is south of

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between Wyke and

near to the

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. The village was originally known as ''"Scales"'' and was a

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in the township of Cleckheaton. In the 18th century the most prominent industry in the village was ''"card making"'' (combing cotton or linen.). Later on a

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opened in the area but that closed early in the 20th century.

Other Scholes in West Yorkshire

There are two other villages and a hamlet in West Yorkshire known as "Scholes". One village is near Holmfirth, the other is near Leeds and a hamlet near Oakworth, near

Keighley Keighley ( ) is a market town and a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the City of Bradford Borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is the second-largest settlement in the borough, after Bradford. Keighley is north-west of Bradford, n ...

. For others see Scholes.

External links

Pictures of Scholes - Scholes family website.
{{authority control Heavy Woollen District Cleckheaton Villages in West Yorkshire

Other Scholes in West Yorkshire

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