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Article: Village Life - Shelley.(Features)
- Article from:
- Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
- Article date:
- March 20, 2006
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When walking the boundaries of Shelley today it is hard to imagine that this large, thriving village was once an unpopulated area of meadows and forests.
But over a thousand years ago when the first settlers chose to set up their homes here that is how the area would have looked.
It is difficult to give a precise date as to when the first settlers arrived, but the name Shelley offers some clues as to approximate date and identity.
As mentioned earlier the area would have been well wooded and the first task of any settlers was to fell the trees and ...