led by the Higgler, a tailor in the 19th century selling suits on credit. Can you see upon the fence, Higgler Hike - reverse There is a sort of hair?

It is a clue to all that see, on walk

When King George and his wife, D A badger has been there. Shelley amm mile 4 a

L Hil

Set to come through Shepley town, o l n g includes

Excitement in the town was rife, L a n A giant stone was hurried down, e

And placed with care just by the road,

On a high piece of ground, Council. Parish

Shepley, or Scipelei, So that then the royal pair, Kirkburton from grant a with and

As in the Doomsday Book, Forward by managed

Would see the stone so big and round. and EU the and DEFRA by funded

Is quite the handsome town, jointly , for Programme

If you choose to take a look. Just as the path goes into a wooded area Development Rural the via (EPIP)

This high up place that stands take the path to the left into the wood, and Partnership Innovation Peak The founder of two football teams, East the by financed was leaflet The

windswept, follow it keeping to the left path. Is buried near to here, it seems, Council. Parish

Translates ‘a clearing where sheep Round Wood The Reverend Chambers brought to be, Kirkburton the by devised was walk This are kept’, Take the wooden stile into a field

Shepley Mill Wood Both Liverpool Club and Everton FC. To guide you round each hill and dyke, and follow the path over another hours. 2 around takes

I’m a shrewd tailor man named Higgler Hike. wooden stile to where the path At this bridge not long ago, which miles 5 approximately of walk A takes you over the railway. Us Higglers we are business men, You’d meet a milkman and his float, We’ll make you a suit for the price of ten, And his horse so big and slow, That pulled the milk come rain or snow. We travel along the track, Lower Stone Wood With fine cloth samples strapped to our back. Take the road up the hill to the fancy gate (Millennium Gate) on the corner and go Over the railway And we have in our employment, through the gate. The houses on the right Follow the path bridge, and 10 hard working women, are Hall Syke with privies at the back. upwards over a stone down the slope. To Who sew and stitch and cut and trim, stile and to the road. Shelley To work the sheets of linen. walk Follow the path, immediately over the Upper S t Follow the way down stone stile take a left. Go through the Stone o n Wood the hill and through Shepley stone squeeze and up the walkway e W o the archway of trees. station

and over the stone steps and follow o Lon the path up the field. d

g L At the crossroads go straight on, keep following the L a a n e road onwards where it changes into a bridle way. n

e

ad

o

F

i R e l walk tailored mile 5 A

d h on h i At the end of the road, turn left Not long ago, all houses, e a at d t Nort Hike Higgler e S and then immediately right down Had their toilets in the garden, L d n Y a e w Tree R a a n o o Green Moor Seat that you can see, L e Lydgate and follow Rthe road down.

But in favour for an inside loo, a d y n e y b Was sculpted by Dave Bradbury,

Most have been discarded. b k A n He used the textile history, Shepley Some of the houses that you see, e J Lydg a te To the right across the hill, As inspiration for the seat. Hall

Although they may have loos inside, Syke The stone is strong, full of class. They have an outdoor privy still. It marks the millennium that has passed. Walks Parish Kirkburton ad Upper Stone Wood o R Shepley Church Close y e b b NowA our walks come to an end, Go over the stone stile to the unmade Through the gate at the bottom and past Kirkburton Parish Walks ‘Round here they used to ‘Beat the Bounds’, I’m off to find the newest trend, road and take a right. Take the next left ne Mills the mill to the road. Turn left at the road. A custom where you walked around, La My suits will be the best in town, following the footpath sign and straight M a rsh And marked the boundaries of the place, And I’ll sell them all for miles around. This mill was known for making vests, across the field to the stone stile. Shepley To claim all land as Shepley space. Start and finish School Some claimed they were the very best. Cricket ground Higgler Hike L War Lane Head Road Head Lane ea A 5 mile tailored walk H Memorial C ead l Veer to the right descending down the iff e hill with the hedge on your right. Road Cliffe House From the car Marsh Lane park at Lea Head, W ood walk towards the E How to get there: nd L play area and a ne follow the wall at Follow the path down the hill to the stone By bus: 83, 83A, 84 from the edge of the squeeze,Low Carr through a further squeeze and By train: Shepley Station hourly from Huddersfield Long Take the road to Take a left turn football pitch. Shepley overFarm the hill following the wall. By car: parking at Lea Head, HD8 8EN off A629 the right down and the next Carr Bus and train services are correct as of December 2011. Close Cliffe Road, Follow the path through the wooded right takes you Just past the corner of the wall take the Please check at www.wymetro.com for timetables. continue until you back to Lea area keeping to the left. Take the e path up the hill through the wooded area. Lower an get to the main Head Car Park. next stone stile. Turn left down the L At the top of the slope is the war memorial, se road. Notice Cliffe Carr bridleway, and follow it all the way to lo R take the path to the left of the memorial to C ow G g Pit House on the right Marsh Lane. n the stone squeeze into the field. Other walksFitton in Frolic the series: o House just before you get L Lane Hester’s Haunt Here’s a place to take in the view, ate to the main road. ne La PC Dibb Dash Follow the path up the field and r Sit for a while and look about you. Continue down the road, but take the unmade ar arsh through the hedge and keep following C Jessop’s Jaunt road to the right just above theM Farmer’s Boy Lizzie’s Lollop Deep in the depths of the Round Wood the path up the hill to the houses. , and follow the path to the bottom. Pen Beaumont’s Bolt They say a cradle lies in the mud, istone R Buried deep, as I am told, Billy Sweep Saunter Have you heard of the Shepley Races? oad For they say the cradle’s made of gold. There are recorded a number of a cases, Quarry Molly Mangle’s Meander Cliff House you see upon the right, Go through the metal Wardroper Wander Locals chased to get their divi, Was built for the brewer’s rich young son, kissing gate and then Area covered by The Co-op gave them all three shillings. follow the road up through OS Landranger Now here’s a fact to make you think, a Seth Senior in 1829, Sheet 110 Bit of Shepley’s in Westminster! Borrowed a Sovereign, just the one, the houses to the road. Windsor Castle and Buckingham too, And though that’s just £1 to us, Key See: www.kirkburtonparishwalks.co.uk It’s a type of stone called ‘Sovereign Blue’. He built a brewery of success, Turn left at the road and take the second footpath ‘Sovereign Brewery’ was its name, The route In Shepley this fine stone was found, sign on the left. And it brought him fortune, wealth and fame. And quarried out from under ground, Stone stile Amongst the pleasant scenery, Wood stile Stood the quarry’s big machinery. The memorial stands at the top, There used to be a Shepley feast, Wood gate The traction engine, for example, To ensure the war is not forgot, But sadly now the feast has ceased, Could, on many people, trample, Erected in 1919 The children of the town would sing, Kissing gate Look out for the Higgler Hike Waymarker When it hauled across the crag, In memory of the war that’s been. And through the streets the song would ring, Footbridge disc to help guide you around the walk A boy would lead with a bright red flag. Then they’d all sit down for tea, Of white teacake and potted meat. Viewpoint Photography - Ian Lumb, Project manager - Michelle Atkinson, Story telling - Ruthie Boycott-Garnett, Sculptor - Dave Bradbury, Graphic design - Graphics, Illustration - John McGregor Walking in the East Peak - www.denbydale-kirkburton.org.uk Thanks to: Malcolm McDonald, Geoff Hickey and Robert Barraclough for their work on the Kirkburton Parish Council to initiate these walks.