William Grainge
Encyclopedia
William Grainge was an English antiquarian and poet, a historian of Yorkshire
. Born into a farming family in Kirkby Malzeard
, he later set up a bookshop in nearby Harrogate
and published numerous books on local history and topography.
A large portrait of Grainge hangs in Harrogate library.
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. Born into a farming family in Kirkby Malzeard
Kirkby Malzeard
Kirkby Malzeard is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England.In recent years a creamery in the village was acquired by the Wensleydale Creamery, and Wensleydale cheese is now made there.-History:...
, he later set up a bookshop in nearby Harrogate
Harrogate
Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire, England. The town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa waters, RHS Harlow Carr gardens, and Betty's Tea Rooms. From the town one can explore the nearby Yorkshire Dales national park. Harrogate originated in the 17th...
and published numerous books on local history and topography.
A large portrait of Grainge hangs in Harrogate library.
Selected works
- Harrogate and the Forest of Knaresborough (1871)
- The Battles and Battle Fields of Yorkshire
- Vale of Mowbray
- Nidderdale
- An Historic and Descriptive account of Swinsty Hall (1857)
- History & Topography of Little TimbleTimbleTimble is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the slopes of the Washburn valley, north of Otley and close to Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs....
, Great TimbleTimbleTimble is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the slopes of the Washburn valley, north of Otley and close to Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs....
& Snowden (1895)