Gomersal

1871 Census – Gomersal District. Descriptions and addresses associated within Enumeration Districts for this area. The Township of Gomersal is covered by Enumeration Districts ED1 - ED16.

Enumeration District No: 1
Ref: RG10/4587
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: Joseph Hopkinson
Households - 192

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the township of Gomersal, commencing in Coach Lane at a house occupied by Lot Jennings, bounded on the south and east by the townships of Batley, Morley, Gildersome and Drighlington and on the west and north by the centre of Gelderd Road as far as Dark Lane, Owler Lane to Field Head, and Field Head Lane to the township of Drighlington, including Coach Lane, Copley Grange, Copley Hill, Moat Hill, Brasscastle, Howden Clough (north side) with half a house on south side adjoining the railway, Howden Clough Mill, Nab End, Botnay Bay, Paradise, Pheasant Inn and cottages near thereto, Overends houses in Dark Lane, Fox Hall, Field Head (east side) and houses at top of Field Head Lane (east side), Rakes houses and houses in Gelderd Road (south side).

Enumeration District No: 2
Ref: RG10/4587
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: James Ellis
Households - 234

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the township of Gomersal commencing at the Coach & Horses Inn bounded on the east and north by the centre of Gelder Road to Rakes & the centre of the road leading from Rakes to High Street called Rakes Lane opposite Mr. Rt. Rayners gates and on the south and west by the centre of High Street to the Coach and Horses Inn, Gelder Road (north side), Rakes (north side), houses in Rakes Lane (south side), houses at Top of Mount, Birstal (south side), houses leading from Mr. Robt. Rayners gates, High Street (east Side) to the Coach & Horses Inn.

Enumeration District No: 3
Ref: RG10/4587
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: Joseph Harker
Households - 120

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the township of Gomersal commencing at Low Lane near William Farrar's blacksmith shop, bounded on the east by centre of High Street as far as William Scott's house and shop in Market Place, on the north and west by the centre of the road leading from Market Place to Joseph Miclethwait's house and shop and from thence to Robert Buckley's shop and by the centre of Low Lane to William Farrar's blacksmith shop. Including all houses on High Street to William Scott's shop (west side), south side of Market Place, Joseph Micklethwait's house and shop and all houses to Robert Buckley's shop (east side), Cobbler Hill, Low Lane (east side) from Buckley's shop to Farrar's shop.

Enumeration District No: 4
Ref: RG10/4587
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: Charles Martin
Households - 131

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the township of Gomersal commencing at New Inn bounded on the east by the centre of High Street to and including White Bear Inn on the north and west by Church Street, Chandler Hill and the road leading from W.Y. Fearnleys at Cross Street to Joseph Micklethwaite's shop and on the south by the centre of the road leading from Micklethwaite's shop to the Market Place and the New Inn including New Inn, High Street (west side), Chadlers Hill (south side), Quarry and Market Place (north side).

Enumeration District No: 5
Ref: RG10/4587
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: William Yates Fearnley
Households - 329

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the township of Gomersal commencing in Coach Lane at the Huddersfield Turnpike Road bounded on the east and north by the centre of Low Lane and the road leading from Robert Buckley's shop to W.Y. Fearnley's house & shop and the road leading from thence to Low Lane and the Leeds & Elland Turnpike Road to the Gomersal & Dewsbury Turnpike Road, on the west by the centre of that road to the township of Batley at Smithies, and on the south by the township of Batley to Coach Lane, including all houses from the Huddersfield Road at Burrells (late Charles Sands house) on Low Lane (west side) by Buckley's shop to Fearnley's shop (west side), Lane End (south side), Carr Street, Junction Inn or Railway Hotel, Smithies Lane, Chapel Lane and the houses in Huddersfield Road (both sides) except Stewards (innkeeper) from Junction Inn or Railway Hotel to and including George Bentley's houses and cottages.

Enumeration District No: 6
Ref: RG10/4588
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: Henry Knowles
Households - 158

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the township of Gomersal commencing at Smithies bounded on the south by Batley township to the Gomersal Ecclesiastical District near the junction of Batley and Heckmondwike townships and thence by the south western angle of Popely House across Craven Lane to the Leeds and Elland Turnpike Road on the western side of Joseph Smith's house and from thence along the boundary of the Gomersal Ecclesiastical District by Monk Ing and other closes to the Far Scotland close on the Gomersal & Dewsbury Turnpike Road and thence by that road to Smithies, including all the houses at Smithies, Rydings Terrace, Kellett and Walkers houses at White Lee, Bar House & Berry's houses behind Bar House, Muffit Lane (both sides), Brier Hall, Popely House, Popeley Gate, Craven Terrace, Church Lane, Garfitt Hill, Birstal Church and the houses in the Gomersal & Dewsbury Road (west side).

Enumeration District No: 7
Ref: RG10/4588
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: Thomas Preston
Households - 134

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the township of Gomersal commencing at the Gomersal & Dewsbury Turnpike Road near the National School bound on the south by the Leeds and Elland Turnpike Road, Chandlers Hill, Church Street by the vicarage to Mr Robert Rayners gates on Rakes Lane to Rakes, on the east by Dark Lane, Rakes Lane & Field Head Lane to the township of Drighlington, on the north by the township of Drighlington to Warren Lane and down the centre of Warren Lane along the stream passing through Oakwell Wood to Nutters Lane & thence to the Far Scotland close, and on the west by the Gomersal & Dewsbury Turnpike Road to the National School, Lane End (north side), Chandlers Hill (north side), Vicarage, New Hall, houses top of Birstal, Mount, Rakes Lane (north side) to Dark Lane, Owler Lane, Field Head (west side), Station House, Gatekeepers House, cottage at Bowers Colliery, Oakwell Hall, Oakwell House, Nova, Wentworth Colliery houses, on both sides of Field Head Lane & other houses at College Colliery (Rodes's) in Fieldhead Lane, house by James Sand's New Road Side.  

Enumeration District No: 8
Ref: RG10/4588
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: Walter Clough
Households - 171

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the township of Gomersal commencing on the west side of Joseph Smith's house in the Leeds & Elland Turnpike Road, bounded by the centre of that road on the south, by the centre of the Holme Lane End and Heckmondwike Turnpike Road on the west, by the centre of Moor Lane on the north, and down the middle of Nutter's Lane to the beck, and from thence to the Far Scotland Close and by Monk Ing and other closes to the west side of the said Joseph Smith's house; including houses in Church Lane (north side), Hill Top (east side) houses down Great Gomersal (east side), Shoulder of Mutton Inn, Whimmey Street, Moor Lane (south side), Nutters Lane (south side) Gas House, John Preston's houses, Scotland Inn, William Longbttom's house and 2 houses near thereto and Collett & Street. Houses late Ward's? on New Road Side.

Enumeration District No: 9
Ref: RG10/4588
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: David Hearfield
Households - 246

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the township of Gomersal commencing on the west side of Joseph Smith's house in the Leeds & Elland Turnpike Road, bounded on the north by the centre of that road to Nibshaw Lane, on the west & south by Nibshaw Lane & the centre of road leading through Little Gomersal to the Holme Lane End & Heckmondwike Turnpike Road near the Bulls Inn, and on the east by the centre of that road and Craven Lane, then across a close of land called "near lower bank close" to the said Joseph Smith's house; including houses at south side of Hill Top, Butts Mill & cottages, Marsh House & Nibshaw Lane (east side), road leading through Little Gomersal (north side), Low Lane (north side) to Turnpike Road, west side of that road to Craven Lane, north side of Craven Lane including all the houses in Bank Field.

Enumeration District No: 10
Ref: RG10/4588
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: Robert Hird
Households - 174

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the township of Gomersal commencing at Nibshaw Lane bounded on the north by the Leeds and Elland Turnpike Road to the boundary of the Ecclesiastical District of St. John, Cleckheaton, on the east side of Spen Hall and thence in a direct line to Little Gomersal Lane, where the rivulet crosses that lane and along that rivulet to the Liversedge boundary, and then bounded on the west and south by Liversedge and Heckmondwike townships and on the east by Nibshaw Lane and the centre of the road leading through Little Gomersal to the Holme Lane End and Heckmondwike Turnpike Road, near the Bulls Head Inn, then by that road and Craven Lane (several words unreadable)...Popely House and from thence to the Heckmondwike township, excluding the whole of Lower Spen, except one house (Dove's) on the south side of the before mentioned rivulet, including Upper Spen, south side, Dove's house in Little Gomersal Lane, Mount Pleasant, Walshaw Houses, houses in Gomersal township by Cleckheaton Gas Works, called Paddock Buildings, Nell Royd, Green Bank, Nibshaw Lane, west side road leading through Little Gomersal, south side to Turnpike Road, east side, to Popeley Fields, Little Gomersal, Union Mill, Quarry Mill, California, Castle House Hill, Listing Lane Mill and cottages and houses in Listing Lane (both sides) to and including Bulls Head Inn, Edwin and James' Blackburns and Oldfields cottages.

Enumeration District No: 11
Ref: RG10/4589
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: William North
Households - 161

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the township of Gomersal commencing at Hill Top and bounded on the south by the centre of the Leeds and Elland Turnpike Road to the boundary of the Ecclesiastical District of St. Johns, Cleckheaton, on the east side of Spen Hall and thence in a direct line to Little Gomersal Lane where the rivulet crosses that lane and along that rivulet to the Liversedge boundary, and then bounded on the west by the township of Cleckheaton and Hunsworth, and then in a direct line to Scrat Lane on the west of Upper Brook Houses, and then bounded on the north by the centre of Scrat Lane, Bawsoncliffe Lane, West Lane to the Holme Lane End and Heckmondwike Turnpike Road near to Mrs Booth's porters lodge, and bounded on the east by the centre of that road to Hill Top including Hill Top (north side), Cloth Hall, Spen Lane (north side), Parsonage, Spen Hall, Lower Spen, Brookhouses, Egypt, Roundhill, Mrs Hirst's 2 houses in West Lane, Croft House, Broad Yard House, Bird Acre, Pollard Hall, Hill Top (west side). The part of St. Johns District included in this Enumeration District is the western portion thereof and comprises 36 houses out of the 180.

Enumeration District No: 12
Ref: RG10/4589
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: Thomas Lang
Households - 113

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the township of Gomersal commencing at Mrs Booth's porter's lodge bounded on the east by the centre of the Holme Lane End and Heckmondwike Turnpike Road, and the centre of Moor Lane to the Gomersal and Dewsbury Turnpike Road, on the north by the centre of that road, on the north side of and including Mr Cookes and Miss Swaines dwelling houses to Latham Lane and along the centre of that lane to a point 100 yards south of Drub Lane and thence westerly to the township of Hunsworth (excluding Drub Lane, Drub and Maizbrook), on the west by the township of Hunsworth to Scrat Lane, and on the south by the centre of SCrat Lane, Bawsoncliffe Lane and West Lane to Mrs Booth's porter's lodge; including Gomersal Hall, Moor Lane (north side), Low House, Follingworth House, Tenlands House, West House, Upper Lane (east side), Latham, Owl Hall, Wood Nook, Swinley, the late Titus Wiggleworth's houses, Upper Brook Houses, Throstle Nest, Scrat, Bawsoncliffe House, Godfrey Walker's houses and Samuel Fearnley's house by West Lane Chapel.

Enumeration District No: 13
Ref: RG10/4589
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: John Clough
Households - 163

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the township of Gomersal commencing at the junction of the Gomersal and Dewsbury and Holme Lane End and Heckmondwike Turnpike Roads near John Parker's Peacock Inn and proceeding on the north and excluding Mr Cooks and Miss Swaine's dwelling houses to Latham Lane, along the centre of that lane to a point 100 yards south of Drubb Lane and thence to the township of Hunsworth including Drub Lane, Drub and Maizbrook and thence by the boundary of Hunsworth Township on the west, and north to the Holme Lane End and Heckmondwike Turnpike Road at Birkenshaw near Kershaw's old stone quarry and bounded on the east by the centre of that Turnpike Road to the said John Parker's Peacock Inn including the houses at Latham Lane (west side) houses in Drub Lane, Drub, Maizbrook, all the houses at Gomersal Field Head, Field Head Lane, late Mr King Pyrah's, George Woodcock's, to Field Head, Mr Thomas Ackroyd's new house, Furness Hill, Birkenshaw, all the houses on the Holme Lane End Road side (west side), Union Street, Low Fold, Parsonage, Swinecliffe and John Parker's Peacock Inn.

Enumeration District No: 14
Ref: RG10/4589
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: Joseph Akeroyd
Households - 120

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the township of Gomersal commencing at Moor Lane at Mr Akeroyd's porter's lodge bounded on the south and south west by the centre of Gomersal and Dewsbury and Holme Lane End and Heckmondwike Turnpike Roads, on the north by the centre of the Leeds and Whitehall Turnpike Road to Hodgson Lane at the Drighlington township, and the centre of Warren Lane through Oakwell Far Wood and along the stream to Nutter's Lane and on the south by the centre of Nutter's Lane to the said Mr Akeroyd's porter's lodge including Moor Lane House, Wheatleys, Henry Longbottom's house, Samuel Kershaw's houses on New Road Side, Myrtle Grove beer shop and cottage, Birkenshaw Bar, Bottoms, Throstle Nest at Bottoms, cottages at Harrison's old pit near Throstle Nest, Sunny Bank Houses by Ackroyd's pit at Oakwell Colliery, Wasp Nest, Highlands, Nutter's Lane (north side) and Brecks Farm.

Enumeration District No: 15
Ref: RG10/4589
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: William Metcalfe
Households - 171

Description of Enumeration District:
The description of this district has been left blank.

Enumeration District No: 16
Ref: RG10/4589
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Gomersal
Name of Enumerator: William Battye
Households - 144

Description of Enumeration District:
All that remaining part of the township of Gomersal commencing at the George the Fourth Inn and bounded on the west by the Holme Lane End and Heckmondwike Turnpike Road to the township of Hunsworth near Kershaw's stone quarry on the north and east by the township of Hunsworth, Tong and Drighlington and on the south by the centre of the Leeds and Whitehall Turnpike Road to the lane called Birkenshaw Lane opposite the Toll Bar House, on the west by the centre of that lane to Tong Lane and on the south by the centre of Tong Lane and the road leading to the George the Fourth Inn; including George the Fourth Inn, all the houses on the Holme Lane End Road (east side), Wellington Street, School Street, Ellison's Mill Yard, houses at Tong Moor Side, the lane leading to Tong both sides, Hodgson Lane, Birk Hill Colliery, Windy Bank Houses, Birk Hill, all the houses on the east side of Birkenshaw Lane up to the lane leading to Tong, all the houses on the north side of the road from Tong Lane to George the Fourth Inn.