THE HISTORY AND TOPOGRAPHY OF HARROGATE, AND THE FOREST OF KNARESBOROUGH. By William Erainge. THE BATTLES AND BATTLE FIELDS OF YORKSHIRE;" PREFACE. DA690 H32G7 THE district of which this volume treats was formerly known as the Royal Forest of Knaresborough, and of which no previous history can be said to exist. In this work a detailed account is given of each place, from the earliest known times to the present day, chiefly derived from materials never before published. Pedigrees are given of the principal landowners in the district— both ancient and modern; and pains have been taken to collect notices of eminent individuals and families connected with the district, some of which have been little known to the public. Besides what may be termed the political, civil, and ecclesiastical history of the district, sketches of the physical history and geology are given, principally derived from the author's personal observations, made during the last ten years. To those who have ever undertaken the task of writing a local history, no apology is needed to explain the delay which has taken place in the production of this volume, as they well know the great variety of sources whence the materials must be drawn, and the difficulty of bringing together such a number of minute facts as are necessary to the making of local history. By the residents within the Forest of Knaresborough, and also by those, in other places, connected with it by birth or association, I presume this book will be kindly received as the M740613 |