Excerpt from Lower Wharfedale: Being a Complete Account of the History, Antiquities and Scenery of the Picturesque Valley of the Wharfe, From Cawood to Arthington HE following contribution to the history of a very notable part of Yorkshire, fulfils an obligation explained in the Preface to the companion volume on Upper Wharfedale - to continue the story of the remaining portion of the picturesque Wharfe valley. Starting at historic Cawood, with its memories of Cardinal Wolsey, I have investigated the records of every place from the junction of the river with the Ouse near Cawood, upwards along both banks, a distance of 25 miles, to the attractive domains of Harewood and Arthington. The latter, now a separate ecclesiastical parish taken from Adel, adjoins the old parish of Otley, where my previous work commenced. The district thus dealt with embraces an area of nearly two hundred square miles, and comprises some twenty ancient parishes of varying extent. Being in remote times, as it still is, accessible by navigation from the ancient city of York, the district possesses many indications of having been cleared and settled at a very early period, and the story of Celt, Roman, Saxon, Dane, and Norman, I have endeavoured to trace succinctly on the evidences of coeval remains and relics, many of which are illustrated by special engravings. These early settlements, and the general fertility of the lands thus appropriated, have Operated in no small degree in obtaining for the district that value and importance it acquired in later times. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.