The Wainwrights of Penistone Parish
A site devoted to those named Wainwright, who originated in and around Penistone Parish, Yorkshire, England

Silkstone, Yorkshire, England

Last Revised: 11/10/2004
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Silkstone is a town about 3 miles northeast of Penistone.
It's church predates the Penistone church by about 80 years.

Click on here to open another site to see a map of the area. You need Internet asccess to use this link. (Link last checked on 11/10/2004)
Click the Map button to open another site
to see a current map of the Silkstone area.
Click "Search" on the lower left of the first screen that displays.

On that map, you can zoom in for more detail by clicking the "+" sign at the bottom of the map.
You can also pan north, south, east or west by clicking the arrows at the edges of the map.
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(Link last checked on 11/10/2004)
Click the Map button to open another site,
then click in the #1 choice to see an old map, (about 1850) showing Silkstone.

You can zoom in or out by clicking the numbers below the map.
You can pan north, south, east or west by clicking the arrows at the top of the map.
Thurlstone and Penistone are to the north.
Close the new window to return here.