In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Oakenshaw like this:
OAKENSHAW, a hamlet in Birstall parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the North Midland railway, 4 miles S by E of Bradford. It has a station on the railway, and is divided between the chapelries of Cleckheaton and White-chapel. A factory was founded here in 1866, by the Oakenshaw Mill company.
Additional information about this locality is available for Cleckheaton
Oakenshaw through time
Oakenshaw is now part of Kirklees district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kirklees has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Oakenshaw itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Oakenshaw, in Kirklees and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25495
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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