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Robin Longbottom Oakworth Wednesday, February 5, 2014 07:40	"Sutton against merger with Keighley" "A decisive vote against inclusion in Keighley Borough resulted in the poll yesterday at Sutton-in-Craven, which, under West Riding County Council's revision of areas proposals, is added to Skipton Rural District. Two proposals were on the voting paper, and the proposals and votes recorded were:- That Sutton be transferred to Keighley, 91 votes in favour, 451 against, majority 390. That the district be transferred to Skipton rural and that the proposals of the Keighley Corporation be opposed, 489 votes in favour, 80 against, majority, 409." The extract is from the Yorkshire Post, 6 March 1935. There have been two local government changes since 1935 - the local government reorganisation of 1974 which abolished the West Riding and created North Yorkshire and Bradford Metroploitan District Council and more recently the village boundary changes of 2013, which divided the area west of Glusburn Bridge, Bent Farm and Lower Jackfield Farm between Glusburn and Cowling. (This area once formed part of the Manor of Malsis within the Township of Sutton). Up until 1935 Sutton pretty much ran its own affairs, as it had done for over 300 hundred years. Had the votes in 1935 been reversed Sutton may now have been in Bradmet.
Joan M. Tindale Cowling Saturday, February 8, 2014 11:02	Sorry - which brings us back to the boundary changes April 2014?? Wonder if they are still going ahead. Was Sutton Parish divided between Craven and Bradford Met.or whatever area it was then - not all that long ago?
Robin Longbottom Oakworth Saturday, February 8, 2014 18:16	My understanding is that the boundary changes have been implemented and that Malsis, High Malsis and the Dog & Gun etc are now in Glusburn and that High Jack Field, Brush, Crag End and New Hall are now in Cowling. The maps are redrawn and are available on the Craven Council website - http://www.cravendc.gov.uk/article/2823/Community-Governance-Review-of-Parishes-in-Craven - see plans 1.18 (the second one, the first is upsidedown) and 1.19. With regard to the 1974 reorganisation Sutton did not lose any of the township at this time. However, historically Craven was an ecclesiatical division, a diocese within the Archbishopric of York. It originally included Steeton-with-Eastburn and Silsden (which were in the old Parish of Kildwick), and the parishes of Addingham and Keighley (which included Oakworth, Utley, Laycock, Braithwaite, Newsholme, Ingrow and Thwaites), these now fall within Bradmet, West Yorkshire. The Diocese of Craven's political equivalent was the Wapentake of Staincliffe (both covered the same area) within the old West Riding of Yorkshire.
Paul Wilkinson webmaster Sunday, February 9, 2014 11:47	Indeed, the Bradford Met ward encompassing Steeton with Eastburn, Silsden and Addingham is still referred to as the Craven Ward.
Joan M. Tindale Cowling Sunday, February 9, 2014 22:54	Thanks very much for that information - will look at the CDC site - which must now mean that 16 of our dwellings in the Cowling Hill (most ancient area belonging to the history of Cowling???) now belong to Lothersdale - shock horror! (Around 4 farms including their outbuilding conversions - got the list somwhere.)
Joan M. Tindale Cowling Monday, February 10, 2014 10:39	Sorry me again - think all the houses were notified and chose to move into a neighbouring parish about 2 or 3 years ago! Some make sense, and others don't- to me anyway! All those at Cowling Hill are part of Cowling's very rich heritage, and to me at least that is how they will stay. Does this now mean that the main road area from New Hall (8 houses now moved from Sutton into Cowling) is now in Cowling or Glusburn? What about Lumb Mill which has a BD20 postcode but has always been a Listed Building in Cowling, although across the road Malsis (always in Sutton, even was Sutton Manor) is now in Glusburn. Think New Hall has been in Cowling before. What on earth is it all about and is it really worth it? Why should the residents be allowed to chose?
Robin Longbottom Oakworth Tuesday, February 11, 2014 07:52	Just as a matter of further interest, Kildwick was originally placed into Bradmet, West Yorkshire in 1974 reorganisation. However, some years later the residents voted to move into North Yorkshire and were successful in their boundary being changed. The downside for those of us that are interested in family history was that West Yorkshire Archive Service then sent the Kildwick parish Records to Northallerton - which was not as handy as Bradford!
Joan M. Tindale Cowling Friday, February 14, 2014 11:35	Thanks for the help - now managed to study the CDC Community Governance Review a little, and printed out the relevant maps for Cowling Parish. Looks like our Cowling to Lothersdale Parish has not quite happened as yet - which must have confused me in the past - the changes have been staggered. So some people will soon be paying more council tax and some less??
Alan Smith Sutton Friday, February 28, 2014 10:48	Having just walked along the path which goes along the beckside from the footbridge which crosses the beck to the bridge by the foundry,I just compared the section which is in NorthYorkshire to that nearest Eastburn our section is very muddy and the Bradford Metropolitan section is clean.I just thought did we do the right thing voting to go into NorthYorkshire?.
Julian Hide Sutton Friday, February 28, 2014 11:16	Having walked my dog along this stretch of path every morning for the last 7 years, (wading would be a better verb these last few weeks) I agree that there's a noticeable difference to the surface at the county boundary - but I still think the village did the right thing voting to move into N. Yorks. The main problem with "our" end of the path is that the soil/grass either side is higher than the tarmac, thus water/mud drains onto the path surface rather than soaking away. I don't suppose that Highways will re-surface the path any time soon, so another solution would presumably be to lower the soil either side. I'm quite happy to join a working party to do this if others agree - presumably we would need a large skip, perhaps funded by the Parish Council? All the nettles/weeds etc. could be removed at the same time thus tidying the area generally.

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