Emley Boundry Walk

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		VILLAGE WEBSITE

Although there is evidence of a Danish settlement in the area in the ninth and tenth centuries, the earliest written reference to Emley that we are aware of is in the Domesday Book of 1086, when William the Conqueror ordered a survey to be made of all England. There were three families in Emley then. In 1203 Emley was known as â€˜Emmesleiaâ€™. Historians think that a person called Emma or Eama may have lived here. â€˜Leahâ€™ is the name given to a forest glade or clearing. Emma + Leah would probably be the origin of Emleyâ€™s name.

Emley was granted a royal charter in 1253 to hold weekly markets. The stone Cross in the centre of the village is the remains of the market cross, the upper part of which was destroyed during the civil war.

The Emley Boundary walk is fourteen miles long and takes in the villages of Emley, Flockton, Clayton West, Scissett and Skelmanthorpe.

Boundary walks or Beating the Bounds, were part of English village life from Saxon times, to pass information about the parish boundaries from one generation to the next. They died out long ago in most parishes, but Emley's was revived in 1863. They have usually been held every seven years since then.

The walk is on the Denby Dale Parish Council website. Please follow the link to the walk.


		Emley Boundary Walk

http://www.denbydale.com/content/emley_boundary_way

If this walk of 14 miles is a bit to long then try the 3 mile Emley Village Trail.

http://www.denbydale.com/content/emley_village_trail