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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Twitcher Clough,Bingley, W.Yorks
« on: Monday 05 March 12 19:15 GMT (UK)  »
dobfarm & sallyorks- thankyou for your last comments, can't see any wright link though-seems to be all whittaker and stamper, must have missed it,  the old english dialect for narrow passage could be of interest.
thankyou both for your input. maybe it was just too long ago! (1736 or thereabouts but still written as twitcher clough in 1771)

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Twitcher Clough,Bingley, W.Yorks
« on: Friday 02 March 12 21:48 GMT (UK)  »
thanks dave for thinking to ask on your travels, talking to people can often soert queries out, if you drop on the right person....dobfarm...not sure what you mean in non starter, duff squib?
the place did exist...i hope it will be resolved eventually.
thanks onnce again. keep asking!

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Twitcher Clough,Bingley, W.Yorks
« on: Sunday 26 February 12 12:31 GMT (UK)  »
Thankyou to everyone for all of the comments re twitcher clough, there are many interesting suggestions which I would never have even considered...you have all put a lot of effort into it for me, and whilst we have not 100 % 'bottomed' it, it has brought us nearer to a resolution!the wool info was interesting
re dobfarms entry number 27- I also think the second word could be quarry, I decided that before I saw that dave thought the same...the wrights were quarry workers and farmers in later years in thornton.
My conclusion so far is that 'possibly' twitcher clough was maybe a row of cottages near the ravine described earlier that were probably connected to some very early wool industries in the area, I think it is nothing to do with birds, although  that could still be possible, but unlikely..unless any more accurate info comes to light, which I doubt it will as you all seem to have exhausted pretty much all avenues,
the ancient handwriting clearly shows that the word did begin with a 't' rather than a 'p' and I think it has been misinterpreted as an 's' on some old documents, the old 't' looks very much like an 's'-so that would explain that.
I think probably pitcher clough is too far away, but not discounted.
thankyou all again for your efforts. It is nice to have the support.
regards.

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Twitcher Clough,Bingley, W.Yorks
« on: Thursday 23 February 12 15:33 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks sallyyorks, any info at all is helpful when we are digging in the dark! I have kept it on my file for future reference, although I think possibly oldfield might be too far away from Bingley- Bingley is the one constant, but I have also learnt not to discount any options at all!
thankyou for your interest,
regards.

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Twitcher Clough,Bingley, W.Yorks
« on: Thursday 23 February 12 11:13 GMT (UK)  »
thankyou pauline and dobfarm, I thnk it is parish registers but will confirm that....most of the names of persons on the burial record come from castlefields, morton, mortonbank, micklethwaite, harden and gilstead, so I think we are very close with Harden...Dobfarm, you might just have nailed it for us....i will pass on this information, thankyou also for the link to megolithic pauline.
regards.
J

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Twitcher Clough,Bingley, W.Yorks
« on: Wednesday 22 February 12 13:55 GMT (UK)  »
thankyou for clarifying that brian, I don't think it was pitcher clough then, I don't think the same spelling mistake could have been repeated so many times, will keep digging,
regards. ???

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Twitcher Clough,Bingley, W.Yorks
« on: Wednesday 22 February 12 12:49 GMT (UK)  »
the source of the 'Twitcher, Switcher, or Swicher' clough was from the parish registers for Bingley, if anyone can shed any light on where this place might be that would be great,  the Pitcher clough farm that kevin mentioned is a good possible and I have passed that information on,many thanks.

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Twitcher Clough,Bingley, W.Yorks
« on: Wednesday 22 February 12 11:22 GMT (UK)  »
yes, pauline, that is a good point, I will find out a little more, thankyou for advice.

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Twitcher Clough,Bingley, W.Yorks
« on: Monday 20 February 12 15:43 GMT (UK)  »
thanks kevin for your interest..the dets have come to me via a cousin in USA..i will put pitcher clough to him, see what he makes of it....do you know if it was an area or simply a farm as such?

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