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[PaulineJ]

It's just across the valley from 'ere. Used to take dog walkies there
It's too far from Almondbury to be likely; I'd be looking for somewhere closer

Pauline

[Mike in Cumbria]

Castle House Farm is, unsurprisingly, right next to Castle Hill, the most prominent landmark in Almondbury.

Mike

[Mike in Cumbria]

Here's some history about Castle Houses.

Mike

http://www.castlehousefarm.co.uk/history.htm

[lesd]

Thanks, my line (Shaw) have been there at or about 1730 through to ? William the last son was born 1740 his first child born Dodge Wood 1765. Still researching.

LesD

[sstarr2008]

The Parish Registers of Kirkburton Vol 2, p lxxvii mentions a survey of Almondbury 1584, the estate of a Thomas Lockwood.
His land included Dudmanstone (Deadmanstone), a house called Bridgroyd, one house and garden called Dodgeroyd and one house and garden in ye tenure of Uxor Shaw. It also mentions land at Sturley (Stirley).

From this it sounds like Berry Brow to me and having looked at the maps I see a Dodd's Royd near Armitage Bridge, opposite Station Lane.

Stu

[lesd]

Appreciate that info,  have record of the marriage of Mathew Shaw & Hannah Anely 1724 and living at Lockwood.
I noticed you have house and garden called Dodgeroyd and that is the exact spelling in the parish records,  Williams father must have been there as well and later moved to Castle Houses and William moved back there when old enough.

Great theory

Lesd

[lesd]

Why where on such a good roll,  I have Matthew Shaw b Almondbury All Hallows 17 Nov 1706, father Matthew,  can no fully decipher the place where born,  it looks like Noxxxxbly . Have looked for his father in the parish registers but can not find him,  any ideas,  could he be from Scotland as Shaw seems to be a name originating there.

Thanks

Lesd

[Ruskie]

..... can no fully decipher the place where born,  it looks like Noxxxxbly . ....
Thanks

Lesd

If you post the image of the place name here we can try to help decipher it. Provide a reasonable amount of other handwriting so we can get a feel for the way the letters are formed.     

You can check the distribution of the surname Shaw here:
http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/Surnames.aspx

[lesd]

Attached is the particular entry in the parish records 17 Nov 1706