Liversedge District

The Liversedge area was huge and as such, all the main areas of the district have been added individually. These include: Hightown, Littletown, Millbridge, Rawfolds and Roberttown and can be found on the below links.

There are records of "Alehouse" licences having been granted as early as 1771, but unfortunately they did not name any of the premises or where they were located. As we research the area in more detail, we can hopefully start to identify these premises and those that have been identified have comments in brackets after their name.

According to the register of alehouses of 1771, there were 9 recorded premises for the Liversedge area. Although none of the premises are named the names of the licence holders are as follows:

• Giles Barons (unknown premises in the Hightown area)

• John Brooke (Boot & Shoe Inn, Millbridge)

• John Cordingley (unknown premises in the Littletown area)

• Sarah Jonson (Old Yew Tree, Roberttown)

• David Murfit (Rose & Crown, Hightown)

• John Murfit (unknown premises in the Hightown area)

• Daniel Naylor

• William Swallow

• Mary Thomas

According to the register of alehouses of 1773, there were 10 recorded premises for the Liversedge area. Although none of the premises are named the names of the licence holders are as follows:

• Giles Barrons (unknown premises in the Hightown area)

• John Brooke (Boot & Shoe Inn, Millbridge)

• John Cordingley (unknown premises in the Littletown area)

• Sarah Jonson (Old Yew Tree, Roberttown)

• David Murfit (Rose & Crown, Hightown)

• John Murfit (unknown premises in the Hightown area)

• Daniel Naylor

• William Swallow

• Mary Thomas

• Joseph Wilkinson

According to the register of alehouses of 1778, there were 11 recorded premises for the Liversedge area. Although none of the premises are named the names of the licence holders are as follows:

• Giles Barrons (unknown premises in the Hightown area)

• John Brook (Boot & Shoe inn, Millbridge)

• Mary Cordingley (connected to the John Cordingley of 1773?)

• William Fairburn

• Robert Goodall (White Hart, Littletown)

• George Heaton (there is a George Heaton jnr who is later connected the the Globe Inn, Millbridge, then known as the King's Head)

• Sarah Johnson (Old Yew Tree, Roberttown)

• David Murfit (Rose & Crown, Hightown)

• John Murfit (unknown premises in the Hightown area)

• Daniel Naylor

• William Swallow

According to the register of alehouses of 1781, there were 13 recorded premises for the Liversedge area. Although none of the premises are named the names of the licence holders are as follows:

• Jiles Barrans (unknown premises in the Hightown area)

• John Brooke (Boot & Shoe inn, Millbridge)

• Mary Cordingley (connected to the John Cordingley of 1773?)

• William Fairburn

• Robert Goodall (White Hart, Littletown)

• George Heaton (see above)

• George Ingham

• Sarah Johnson (Old Yew Tree, Roberttown)

• Sarah Murfitt (connected to the John Murfit of 1773?)

• David Murfitt (Rose & Crown, Hightown)

• Daniel Naylor

• John Outhwaite

• William Swallow

According to the register of alehouses of 1803, there were 9 recorded premises for the Liversedge area. Although none of the premises are named the names of the licence holders are as follows:

• Joseph Armitage (Star Inn, Littletown)

• Robert Goodall (White Hart, Littletown)

• Samuel Hall (Shoulder of Mutton)

• Martha Heaton (connected to George Heaton of 1781?)

• Michael Hemingway (Black Bull, Millbridge)

• James Lister (Shears Inn, Hightown)

• Hannah Rhodes (White Hart, Hightown)

• Robert Rockliffe (Old Yew Tree, Roberttown)

• Thomas Sheard (The Star, Roberttown)

Various strays either not identified or added anywhere on the site:

18 Jul 1835 - Court Case - Dennis Charlesworth, keeper of a beerhouse in Liversedge was charged with having persons tippling in his house after the prescribed time. Fined £2 and costs.