The South Pennine History Group was born in 2010 out of the common interests of three local history groups in the South Pennines: Hebden Bridge Local History Society, Marsden History Group, and Saddleworth Historical Society.
Each Society has published a number of books on their part of the South Pennines that can be purchased via their websites:
The Group is a not-for-profit association which seeks to co-operate in order:
- To work in partnership to research and record all aspects of the history of the South Pennine region.
- To promote all aspects of the history and heritage of the South Pennine Region.
- To make the results of such research available to the wider community.
The South Pennine region can be loosely defined as the upland area located between the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Peak District National Park. Membership of the Group is open to any society or organisation which promotes the study of history within the South Pennines. A modest subscription fee is required in order to fund insurance and website maintenance. Please use the contact form if you are interested in finding out more.
Some of the results of the Group’s work to date can be found via the links below, notably the Probate Archive and the Settlement, Farms and Buildings of the Upper Calder Valley. Books published by each Society on their respective areas can be explored by using the links on the left hand side. The Group also runs periodic study days.
Settlements, Buildings and Fields of the Upper Calder Valley
This website presents research on the history of named settlements in the Upper Calder Valley area of the parish of Halifax in West Yorkshire, England.
Discover the history of the people and places which have shaped the South Pennines
When our ancestors wrote their wills, and when inventories of their goods were taken after their deaths, they unwittingly bequeathed us a rich source of information about their lives. Many of these documents from the South Pennines have been transcribed and can be found on this website. If you are interested in local or family history, you will find them a fascinating read.
