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Probably
the most quoted and linked article about the Gledhill name on the
Internet was written by Percy W Gledhill. (Complete
article). I've included just a few paragraphs...
LG...The
name Gledhill has a very interesting origin and its significance
is worthy of remembrance. By referring to the old records at the
different parish churches of Yorkshire, the name will be found spelt
in many different ways, and from the pages of these registers an
accurate account of the early life of the Gledhill family is obtained.
It was stated by the verger of the Halifax Church, in 1931, that
he could scarcely turn over a page without coming across the name;
but the majority of names seem to be recorded at the Elland Church,
and at the parish church of St. Peter’s, in Leeds. There are various
forms of the name, such as:-
Gladhill, Gleadall, Gleddall, Gleddale, Gleadhill, Gleddel, Gleddil,
Gledal, Gleddol, Gladall, Gladdell, Gladell, Gledel, Gleadle, Gleaddall,
Gledehill, Gleidhill, del Gledehill, de Gledhill, de Gledehill,
Gleydehyll and Gleydhill.
In an interesting book entitled "The History of Brighouse" is contained
some interesting information regarding the different ways in which
the name is spelt. The earliest reference to the name is that of
Ric de Gledhill in 1359; he was one of a jury at the sitting of
a Court at Brighouse. Further, in Bardsley’s "Book of Sur-names,"
it is recorded that the name "Gledhill" was a well-known Yorkshire
name, dating back to the year 1379, which is as far as the records
go, when a Poll Tax was taken in the West Riding of Yorkshire. On
page 185 of these records appears the name of Ricardus de Gledhill
and Thomas de Gledhill. Bardsley states: "I have not identified
the spot so termed ‘GLEDHILL’; it will, I doubt not, be found in
the West Riding. Probably it means the hill frequented by the Gledes;
gledes are known as kites, ‘Kite Hill’. The Glede is referred to
in the Holy Bible, in the Book of Deuteronomy, chapter XIV, v.13,
‘and the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind.’ In
the Biblical Concordance the glede is referred to as probably the
buzzard, there being three kinds in Palestine, the most common being
the large red species resembling a small eagle."
LG...
"Barkisland
Hall and the Family of Gledhill"
- by Hugh P. Kendall, 1922
LG...
"Mansions
of Barkisland" - from the Bradford Telegraph and
Argus,1931.
LG...Armorial
Bearings granted to Thomas Gledhill in 1612
LG...Line
from Henry Gledhill of Barkisland circa 1300 to Thomas Gledhill
circa 1640.
Gled
Hill is located east of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, just south
of Kirkthorpe.
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. . MUCH MORE TO COME!
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