Bewerley is a village and

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in the county of

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, England. The village is 0.5 mile south of

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. The parish includes the part of the Pateley Bridge

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west of the

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, where Pateley Bridge post office, the Nidderdale showground, Nidderdale High School and the district of Bridgehouse Gate are located. The parish also includes the village of

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, west of Pateley Bridge. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 730, decreasing at the 2011 Census to 717. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the

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, it is now administered by the unitary

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History

Bewerley is mentioned in the

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(as ''Burelei''). Before the

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it was part of the estates of

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. After the conquest the estates passed to the

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and in 1175 Roger de Mowbray sold the Bewerley estate to

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, which established a

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at Bewerley. After the Dissolution the ownership of Bewerley was fragmented. In 1674 the manor of Bewerley, together with some land, was acquired by the

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, which held it until 1924. By the 19th century Bewerley was a

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in the large parish of

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. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. During the early 20th century, when Elizabeth Wilhelmina Jones was headmistress of

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, she maintained a house and garden in Bewerley.

Buildings

Bewerley Hall was built in the 16th or 17th century. In 1774 it was acquired by the Yorke family, who built a new hall in 1815. The new hall was demolished in 1925, but Bewerley Old Hall survives. Bewerley Park Centre for Outdoor Education is run by the

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. Bewerley Grange Chapel was built by Marmaduke Huby, abbot of

from 1495 to 1526. After the Dissolution the chapel was used as a dwelling house, and from 1678 to 1831 as a school. In 1965 it was restored and returned to use as a chapel.

References

External links

Bewerley Parish Council

Bewerley Grange Chapel Website

Bewerley Park Outdoor Pursuits Centre
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History

Buildings

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