Burley Local History & Archive Group (BLH&AG) - preserving the past for the future.

• We collect anything of interest - maps, family papers, books, pamphlets, photographs, newspaper cuttings etc. If you have anything that we could use, please get in touch via the contact page to arrange a meeting. We'll make copies of items, if you don't want to gift them.
• We carry out original research on the people & places of Burley Woodhead, Greenholme, Hill Top, Esscroft, Scalebor, Stead, Burley in Wharfedale & Burley Moor.

Note: As of late 2025 the Burley Local History & Archive Group are running x2 websites in parallel. The old site is found here Burley Community Library, the new one is the one you're reading. Over the next few months the content of the old one will be migrated to here. Plus lots of new pages.

​The Burley Archive is located in the rear room of Burley Community Library on Grange Road, Burley in Wharfedale. 
We have drop-in sessions every Friday from 2.30 to 4.30pm, where anybody can come in and ask any question about Burley District history. We can arrange other times by appointment, contact us for details.

Members of BLH&AG will be available to assist in the research.

The Burley Archive collections contain:

• Aerial Photographs
• Areas of Burley District
• Buildings & Properties - named houses & landed estates, streets & lanes
• Businesses - major employers
• Businesses - shops & premises
• Directories of trade & people
• Education - schools - private, public & church
• Families & People
• Film stills, videos & oral histories
• General Files including Events
• Governance records such as Burley UDC, West Riding of Yorkshire County Council (WRYCC)
• Maps & Plans
• Newspaper cuttings & reports
• Objects including framed pictures 
• Organisations
• Population studies
• Religion - various denominations including their buildings, people & records
• Research files
• Sports - including athletics, association football, cricket & rugby
• Transport - buses, trains & trackless trams

If you would like to join BLH&AG, membership is £5.00 per year. Please use the contact form & we'll send you details as to how to pay.

Greenholme Gates, Iron Row, Burley in Wharfedale. Image courtesy of Sally Gunton.

Riversdale Cafe & Filling Station, Burley in Wharfedale. Image courtesy of Sally Gunton

Stead from Burley Woodhead. Image courtesy of Sally Gunton

Greenholme Weir, Burley in Wharfedale. Image courtesy of Sally Gunton

West Terrace, Main Street, Burley in Wharfedale. Image courtesy of Sally Gunton