A - Z Site Map

List of all articles and pages on this site. Use the links below to access the posts.

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A Brief History of Arksey - Part 1 (Chronological history of Arksey 1 of 2)

A Brief History of Arksey - Part 2 (Chronological history of Arksey 2 of 2)

A Church Mystery Solved (Article about a small building in the churchyard) 
A Victorian Funeral in Arksey (Detailed account of the funeral of Sir Wm B Cooke)
About and Contact (Site information)

All Saints Church History (Chronological history of Arksey church)
Almshouses, The (History of Arksey Almshouses)
Arksey And The Railway (History of the railway and station)
Arksey Hall (History of the Marsh Lane Hall)

Arksey In The News Part One - Wild Weather (Stories from old newspapers)
Arksey In The News Part Two - Railway Incidents (Stories from old newspapers)
Arksey In The News Part Three - Accidents (Stories from old newspapers)
Arksey In The News Part Four - Crime and Punishment (Stories from old newspapers)
Arksey In The News Part Five - Miscellaneous Matters (Stories from old newspapers)
Arksey Underwater (Flooding in the Arksey and Bentley areas)
Armistice - One Hundred Years (Remembering Bentley area WW1 heroes) 

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Bentley-with-Arksey UDC (Link to an Article on Bentley Village, A History)

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Census 1841 (Transcriptions of all census returns for Arksey)

Census 1851

Census 1861

Census 1871

Census 1881

Census 1891

Census 1901

Census 1911 (A - S page 1 of 2)

Census 1911 (T - Z page 2 of 2)

Church Graves (Memorial transcriptions including war memorials)

Cooke Family Burials at Arksey (List of Cooke family members buried at Arksey)

Cooke Family History (Ancestral history of the Cooke Baronets)
Cooke Family Photos (A collection of photos of the 9th Baronet and his family)

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E

Educating Arksey (History of Arksey Schools)
Exciting Find at the Vicarage (Introduction to 'Notes on the Parish of Arksey' articles)

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Famous of Arksey (Famous people with links to Arksey)
Frank Higginbottom - The Story of a Grave (Story of a memorial in the Old Cemetery)

From Convict to Pioneer (Story of an Arksey man's transportation to Tasmania)

Funeral For a Baronet (the funeral of Sir David Cooke)

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How We Died (Causes of death from the parish registers explained)

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Ice Cream Horse, The (Story of Massarella's horse Mister Softee, showjumper)
In Memoriam (Background information on Burials and Cemeteries) 

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Lanes Around Arksey (History of the lanes around Arksey)
Local Hamlets Part One - Shaftholme (history of Shaftholme) 

Local Hamlets Part Two - Tilts (history of Tilts)
Local Hamlets Part Three - Almholme (history of Almholme)
Local Hamlets Part Four - Stockbridge (history of Stockbridge)

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Manorial Families and Landowners (History and list of manorial families)

Maps (Old parish maps)
Memories of Edith Colman, The (Growing up in Arksey in the early 20th century)

Methodist Worship in Arksey (Arksey chapel history)
Moated Sites (Round About Moat etc)

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Notes on the Parish of Arksey, Scans (Scans of Archie Trout's note book)

Notes on the Parish of Arksey, Part 1 (Introductory pages)
Notes on the Parish of Arksey, Part 2 (Domesday entries)
Notes on the Parish of Arksey, Part 3 (Arksey church) 
Notes on the Parish of Arksey, Part 4 (Church, heraldry, possessions)
Notes on the Parish of Arksey, Part 5 (Church ministers)
Notes on the Parish of Arksey, Part 6 (Church notes, Pavers marriage licences)
Notes on the Parish of Arksey, Part 7 (The manor)
Notes on the Parish of Arksey, Part 8 (Early inhabitants)

Notes on the Parish of Arksey, Part 9 (Pedigrees, lords of the manor)
Notes on the Parish of Arksey, Part 10 (Almshouses and charities)

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Old Cemetery A -M (Memorial transcriptions 1 of 2)

Old Cemetery N - Z (Memorial transcriptions 2 of 2)

Old Photo Gallery 

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Plough Inn, The (History of the Plough Inn and owners)  

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Royalist 'Devil', The (Biography of Brian Cooke)

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Sarah Lizzie Harris - The Story of a Grave (Article about a rare female CWGC grave in Arksey)
Scrapbook (Collection of newspaper cuttings)

Secrets of the Vault (Cooke family vault opening)

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There's a Ghost in My House (Eyewitness tales of village hauntings)
Trout Family, The (Biographical history of a prominent Arksey family)

Trade Directories (Lists of traders in the area 1834, 1838, 1856, 1893 and 1927)

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Vicars of Arksey (List of all the vicars and rectors of the parish)

Victorian Life at Arksey School (Transcription of 1872 school log book)

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Waite House Farm (History of a farm house near Barnby Dun)

War Memorials (see Church Graves)

Wheatley Hall (history of the Cooke family seat)

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