Esholt

A narrow road that runs from Esholt to Park Road, Guiseley.

Esholt Priory (1184-1540) was the Cistercian Priory of St. Leonard, it was a small community of nuns who lived very simply.

The Midland Railway (number 179) can be seen lying on it’s side after colliding with the rear of a passenger train at Esholt Junction.

View of the viaduct on a postcard sent to a Miss A Lewis in Brighton.

The church was built in 1839 by William Rookes Crompton Stansfield of Esholt Hall.

Robert was the son of Robert Stansfield senior and Anne Busfield and was born in 1728.

Also known as Baroness von Langen.

The buildings to the right are St. Leonard’s Farm.

Medieval Road to Stone Top in Esholt woods.

Today Esholt is famous the pub used in Emmerdale “The Woolpack” but it has a rich history long before the TV soap discovered it.