Upper Wharfedale: Being a Complete Account of the History, Antiquities and Scenery of the Picturesque Valley of the Wharfe, from Otley to Langstrothdale (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Upper Wharfedale: Being a Complete Account of the History, Antiquities and Scenery of the Picturesque Valley of the Wharfe, From Otley to Langstrothdale

In the present effort to describe a more limited area of this picturesque part of Yorkshire, I have supplemented and corrected where I have been able the historical records of Dr. Whitaker. At the same time I have endeavoured to make the work interesting by the introduction of a variety of other topics, such as geological descriptions, notes on natural history (a very rich field), folk-lore and old customs (which surviving in retired country places may often be traced to their anglo-saxon or even remote Celtic origins) as also traditions, legends, and anecdotes of persons and things; subjects in fact that possess a fascination to the general reader. The whole work is also brought down to date.

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