Another View of Turton Cottages
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Another View of Turton Cottages
Image: © Mike Baldwin Taken: 29 Jun 2009
The 1901 Census suggests that this was the home of several members of the Welford family, descended from Catholic recusants who settled in North Yorkshire to escape persecution by Protestants. Occupations of residents included a stone mason, blacksmith, joiner carpenter and shoemaker.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.530191
Longitude
-0.820319