Embedded Files
Items already on this website but specifically relating to the area of Oakenshaw.
Oakenshaw is one of those few places that border more than one other township.
The vast part of the village comes under the Cleckheaton township, but the attached map shows the borders it also has with the townships of Hunsworth, to the east and also with North Bierley to the north.
General Information
Timeline - General items of news and events through history and relevant to this area can be found here.
Local Board - The Oakenshaw area came under the umbrella of the Cleckheaton Local Board and matters relating to this district can be found here.
Trade Directories - The Oakenshaw area came under the umbrella of the Cleckheaton area and details of the Oakenshaw residents can be found here.
War Memorials - There are two memorials in Oakenshaw. One located at Victoria Park and the other at St. Andrew's church. Both monuments have the same names recorded on them. Details and photos have been produced by the South Bradford Local History Alliance. To access this information on their website, please click HERE
Census Records
1841 - ED1 (whole of Oakenshaw & small part of Scholes)
1851 - ED2a (whole of Oakenshaw & part of Cleckheaton)
1861 - ED4 (whole of Oakenshaw & part of Cleckheaton)
1871 - ED9 (whole of Oakenshaw & part of Cleckheaton)
1881 - ED10 (whole of Oakenshaw & part of Cleckheaton)
1921 (selected entries only) - ED3 (whole of Oakenshaw & part of Cleckheaton)
Church, Chapel & Cemetery
St. Andrew - Baptisms & Marriages
Whitechapel - Baptisms, Marriages, Burials & Monumental Inscriptions. Prior to St. Andrew's, many local people used Whitechapel
Oakenshaw Wesleyan Methodist Chapel - Baptisms
Cleckheaton Old Cemetery - Burials & Monumental Inscriptions
Cleckheaton New Cemetery - Burials & Monumental Inscriptions
Public Houses
Home Page for the Oakenshaw & Hunsworth area. Gives general licensing information about the area and also records not yet added to a particular premises.
Oakenshaw Public Houses: The Richardson's Arms; The Salt Horn; The White Bear
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