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48-625: The major plotters were Joshua Greathead and Captain Thomas Oates , operating primarily in Farnley, West Yorkshire , but also with links to Gildersome , Morley, West Yorkshire and Leeds . The aim was to capture and overthrow the Royalist strongholds of Leeds city centre. The plot was disbanded on 12 October 1663. Twenty-six men were arrested, imprisoned and executed as traitors, with at least some being hanged, drawn and quartered . After

96-440: A gallows had been constructed. They were hung by chains, before being dissected. The executioner, a local joiner of the name of Peter Mason, cut off the three heads and preserved them. The following day, they were stuck on the railings of Moot Hall. In 1677 the skulls were blown down in a gale. Others implicated in the general uprising included Thomas Palmer . The authorities also rounded up Parliamentarian sympathisers throughout

144-451: A 3rd-century coin may point to Roman activity in the area. A field of Harper Farm has the name 'Castle Hill', leading to a local tradition (which appears to have originated with an estate manager of Farnley Hall) that it was the site of a Roman marching camp. The field name first appears in early modern estate maps. There are also Saxon field names in the village and remains of medieval ridge and furrow. Other evidence of medieval activity may be

192-408: A few years, he resold them for substantial profits. Hutchinson was born to Thomas Hutchinson , the owner of Owthorpe Hall, and Margaret Byron. Margaret was the daughter of Sir John Byron of Newstead and Margaret FitzWilliam, who was herself the daughter of Lord Deputy Sir William FitzWilliam and Ann Sidney (daughter of Sir William Sidney ). Hutchinson was baptised on 18 September 1615. He

240-570: A member of the high court of justice in 1649, he was the 13th of 59 Commissioners who signed the death warrant of King Charles I . Post- Restoration , he was exempted from the general pardon , barring him from holding public office. Accused of involvement in the Farnley Wood Plot in 1663, he was imprisoned and died in custody. He invested very successfully in buying paintings from the art collection of Charles I after his execution, spending very large amounts relative to his wealth. After

288-407: A number of his descendants until it passed by marriage to Sir James Danby in 1497. The Danbys held it for about 300 years before it was bought by James Armitage. Farnley was surrounded by the villages of Bawn, Upper Moor Side and Low Moor Side. Farnley was heavily wooded until the 19th century, and Farnley Wood was the meeting point for a would-be rebellion against Charles II in 1663 which was known as

336-414: A number of shops including The Village Chippy and Cooperative with grocers, butchers and drapers. New Farnley now has a village co-op which includes a post office, Craven's Fish and Chip shop which is over 120 years old and said to be haunted, also a pub, a barber shop, a beauty salon, Cobden Primary and Lawns Park Primary Schools, The Farnley Academy, and two churches. The centrally-located community centre

384-770: A small agricultural village dating back to early medieval times. When first recorded in the Domesday Book, it was in the Hundred of Morley and was part of the King’s land, with Ilbert de Lacy being the tenant-in-chief. The original Farnley village started around Cross Lane which serviced Farnley Hall (on Hall Lane) and the Farnley Manor House (at the junction of Hall Lane to Chapel Lane). The Manor and Estates of Farnley were held in 1086 by Swain Fitz Alric and then

432-497: A voluntary sacrifice". In October 1663 Hutchinson was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in what was known as the Farnley Wood Plot . The evidence against him was far from conclusive, but the government appears to have been eager to seize the opportunity of imprisoning him. Imprisonment restored Hutchinson's peace of mind. He regarded it as freeing him from his former obligations to the government, and refused to purchase his release by fresh engagements. During his confinement in

480-541: Is in Farnley park near the stately home of Farnley Hall . Shops in the original village of Farnley now include a hair salon, a newsagent, and a mini-mart. Farnley has a lower set of shops (in what was originally Bawn village) consisting of a pizza takeaway, a newsagent, a mini-mart, a butcher and Cow Close Community Corner. The area of Farnley is served by several schools, in particular Cobden Primary School, Lawns Park Primary School and The Farnley Academy . Old Farnley

528-659: Is owned by the residents of the community and run on a voluntary basis. It is a hub for the activities of the village, is home to a local Mums and Tots group, and hosts several community nights over the year, e.g. at Halloween or Christmas. Farnley is represented in Rugby league via the Farnley Falcons amateur club. The Falcons currently play in Pennine League Division 5, and also run a reserve side, playing in Pennine League Division 7. They also compete in

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576-595: Is the western terminus for First Leeds Bus Routes 15 and 42. It is likely that past bus operators in Leeds coined the name Old Farnley to avoid confusion with Farsley, another nearby area of Leeds. In 1904, Farnley Civil Parish was abolished to create the Armley and Bramley Civil Parish. The Farnley civil parish had included slightly more than the area between the ring road , Wood Lane, Back Lane, Tong Road and Park Spring; in particular it included New Farnley. The population of

624-553: The Farnley Wood Plot (believed to have taken place in Sykes wood, at the bottom of Green Lane). Although the rebellion failed from lack of support, the betrayal led to 26 participants being condemned to death, with 16 hanged, drawn and quartered in York. Farnley was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Leeds, in 1866 Farnley became a separate civil parish , on 26 March 1904 the parish was abolished to form Armley and Bramley . In 1901

672-519: The Long Parliament , he took the parliamentary side. He first distinguished himself by preventing Viscount Newark , the lord-lieutenant of the county, from seizing the county powder magazine for the king's service. He next accepted a commission as Lieutenant-Colonel in the regiment of Nottinghamshire Trained Bands raised by Colonel Francis Pierrepont , and became one of the parliamentary committee for Nottinghamshire. On 29 June 1643, at

720-665: The Restoration of the monarchy and government by Charles II , the son of defeated and executed king Charles I , there was still division in the nation. Fear of Catholicism continued, fed by the success of the Counter Reformation in Europe. The religious settlement had re-established the Church of England , but presbyterians and other dissenters were suspicious of what they considered its 'Popish' practices. Charles II

768-585: The Tower of London , he was treated with great severity by the governor, Sir John Robinson , and threatened in return to publish an account of his malpractices and extortions. He even succeeded in getting a narrative of his own arrest and usage in the Tower printed, which is stated on the title page to be "written by himself on the 6th of April 1664, having then received intimation that he was to be sent away to another prison, and therefore he thought fit to print this for

816-475: The 19th century. Despite this industrial activity a number of farms are still working in the area. As the population increased, St James's church and the Lancasterian School were built, both of which originally served as chapels of ease. There was also a Methodist chapel. Alms houses were built in the 19th century along with a village school. Local amenities included a recreation ground. There were

864-1085: The Premier. New Farnley has its own Ladies team, currently playing their home games on the Chapel Lane ground, next to Lawns Park Primary, they are currently in the third division of the West Riding Women's League. Farnley is well regarded in Leeds for its sports and that shows in the list of notable individuals which includes footballer, who currently plays for Manchester City , Kalvin Phillips and rugby league player, who currently plays for Catalan Dragons , Michael McIlorum . As well as there being famous people from Farnley there have been several notable people who have lived in Farnley such as former Leeds United and Republic of Ireland national football team player Gary Kelly or comedian and actor Leigh Francis . Medieval landowner Margaret de Neville

912-551: The Yorkshire Cup and various regional cup competitions. They're based at the Farnley Sports & Social Club (locally known as 'The Nest'), and play their home games on the pitches close by. Other sports played out of Farnley Sports and Social are Farnley Sports Fc who play on Saturdays - they are league 2 division champions and were promoted from division 1 to championship which they won undefeated & now play in

960-544: The civil parish was 4,351 in 1901 and 4,208 in 1911. New Farnley is a commuter village in Leeds , West Yorkshire , England , 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (5.6 km) west of Leeds city centre , on the A58 Leeds - Halifax main road. New Farnley lies about 1 mile (1.6 km) south west of Farnley and was part of the Farnley Civil Parish. It grew around two historic settlements, Upper Moor Side and

1008-601: The country including John Hutchinson , Thomas Jollie , Richard Salwey , Robert Venables , Henry Neville , and Henry Wilkinson . Most were released from lack of evidence but Hutchinson died while incarcerated in Sandown Castle . When the Cavalier Parliament met again in early 1664, it repealed the Triennial Act . This legislative step has been attributed to the effect on domestic politics of

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1056-730: The countryside around Pudsey and Gildersome , in the LS12 Leeds postcode area . It is part of the Leeds City Ward Farnley and Wortley with a population of 24,213 according to the 2011 Census. New Farnley is a nearby commuter village. The name of Farnley was first attested in the 1086 Domesday Book as Fernelei . The name comes from the Old English words fearn ('fern') and lēah ('open land in woodland'), and thus meant 'clearing characterised by ferns'. Farnley village (also known as Old Farnley ) started as

1104-410: The divided authority set up by Parliament. But there is evidence that Hutchinson was irritable, quick-tempered, and deficient in self-control. The Committee of Both Kingdoms endeavoured to end the quarrel by a compromise, which Hutchinson found great difficulty in persuading his opponents to accept. On 16 March 1646, Hutchinson was returned to Parliament as member for Nottinghamshire , succeeding to

1152-884: The fulfilment of his purpose. The certificate presented in Hutchinson's favour after the Restoration represents him as secretly serving the royalist cause during the Protectorate, but of this, there is no independent evidence of this. The real object of his political action seems to have been the restoration of the Long parliament. He took his seat again in that assembly when the army recalled it to power (May 1659), and when John Lambert expelled it (October 1659) and prepared to restore its authority by arms, he secretly raised men, and concerted with Francis Hacker and others to assist George Monck and Arthur Hesilrige against Lambert and his party, In his place in parliament he opposed

1200-503: The increasing urban expansion connected with the industrial revolution of the 19th century, Low Moor Side emerged into New Farnley and the Bawn into Farnley. The close proximity of these two settlements led to the whole area being referred to as New Farnley, while the area around Hall Lane and Cross Lane (the original Farnley Village) was popularly called Old Farnley. At the lower area of Old Farnley sits St Wilfrid's Church. St Michael's church

1248-518: The influence of his kinsmen, Lord Byron and Sir Allen Apsley , to the fact that he was not considered dangerous, and that he had to a certain extent forwarded the Restoration, Hutchinson escaped the fate of most of the other regicides. Yet, as his wife owns, "he was not very well satisfied in himself for accepting the deliverance. … While he saw others suffer, he suffered with them in his mind, and, had not his wife persuaded him, had offered himself

1296-583: The intended oath abjuring the Stuarts, voted for the re-admission of the secluded members, and followed the lead of Monck and Cooper, in the belief that they were in favour of a Commonwealth. He retained sufficient popularity to be returned to the Convention Parliament as one of the members for Nottingham, but was expelled from it on 9 June 1660 as a regicide . On the same day he was made incapable of bearing any office or place of public trust in

1344-468: The kingdom, but it was agreed that he should not be excepted from the Act of Indemnity either for life or estate. In his petitions he confessed himself "involved in so horrid a crime as merits no indulgence", but pleaded his early, real, and constant repentance, arising from "a thorough conviction" of his "former misled judgment and conscience", not from a regard for his own safety. Thanks to this submission, to

1392-534: The modern centre of New Farnley Village, both of which had nucleated settlements recognisable in early estate maps. There are still buildings dating from the late 17th and early 18th-century standing in both locations. It was part of the ancient manor of Farnley, ownership of which was split and held by families including the Harringtons, Nevilles, Brudenells, Danbys and finally, the Armitages. The discovery of

1440-579: The opinion of the historian C. H. Firth that Hutchinson's defence of Nottingham was a service of great value to the parliamentary cause, but his subsequent career in Parliament and the Council of State shows no sign of political ability. His fame rests on his wife's ( Lucy Hutchinson ) detailed biography of his life and commemoration of his character, not on his own achievements. He was married to Lucy, daughter of Sir Allen Apsley , Lord Lieutenant of

1488-809: The order of the committee and of Sir John Meldrum , Hutchinson undertook the command of Nottingham Castle ; he received from Lord Fairfax in the following November a commission to raise a foot regiment, and was finally appointed by Parliament governor of both town and castle. The town was unfortified, the garrison weak and ill-supplied, with the committee torn by political and personal feuds. The neighbouring royalist commanders, Hutchinson's cousin (Sir Richard Byron ), and William, Marquess of Newcastle , attempted to corrupt Hutchinson. Newcastle's agent offered him £10,000, and promised that he should be made "the best lord in Nottinghamshire", but Hutchinson indignantly refused to entertain such proposals. The town

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1536-741: The parish had a population of 4351. The people of Farnley worked in the mills surrounding the area including the Butterbowl Mill and the three mills situated in the area around Post Hill (including Union Bridge Mill and the Woolen Mills of Farnley and Upper Mill). New Farnley did not exist as a village until the early part of the 19th century when Edward Armitage started the Farnley Iron Works and Farnley Fireclay. He needed many workers so built houses for them, so what had been known as part of Farnley now became New Farnley. With

1584-428: The place-name Snittels Farm, a possible corruption of "spital", indicating the location of a medieval (leper?) hospital. However, there is no archaeological or documentary evidence to support this. There was industrial development of the significant natural resources in the area from the early modern period (if not earlier). This industry led to the rapid expansion of settlement with the construction of workers housing in

1632-584: The plot were "to re-establish a gospel ministry and magistracy; to restore the Long Parliament ; to relieve themselves from the excise and all subsidies and to reform all orders and degrees of men, especially the lawyers and clergy". The main aim of the plan of campaign may have been to storm the Royalist strongholds in the city of Leeds . On the morning of 12 October 1663, a poor turn-out of only 26 men had convened, mostly Presbyterian local farmers and businessmen, who were not prepared to fight in battle. The plot

1680-496: The plotters, John Asquith, was an ancestor of the future British Prime Minister H.H. Asquith . Most were executed on a single morning in York and three at Northallerton . Robert Olroyd and Peregrine Corney were separately executed. Three of the men (Robert Atkins, John Errington and Henry Wilson) had managed to escape to Leeds. There they hid in an inn, but were finally re-arrested and, on 14 January 1664, sentenced to death for treason. They were transported to Chapeltown Moor, where

1728-644: The premiership . They play in the Yorkshire Amateur League, they are also have a reserve side. West Leeds Wortley also play from here as a Sunday football team. Also based at Farnley Cricket Club are,'Wortley Ladies Women's Football Teams',a First Team and a Reserve Team, the Reserves were 3rd Division Champions 2012/13,and the First Team were 1st Division Champions 2013/14 to be the first Ladies Team from Wortley/West Leeds area to be promoted to

1776-459: The protest against the votes of the House of Commons accepting the concessions made by the king at the treaty of Newport , and consented to act as one of the judges at the trial of Charles I . According to his wife, he was nominated to the latter post very much against his will; "but, looking upon himself as called hereunto, durst not refuse it, as holding himself obliged by the covenant of God and

1824-579: The public trust of his country reposed in him". After serious consideration and prayer he signed the sentence against the king. From 13 February 1649 to 1651 Hutchinson was a member of the first two Councils of State of the Commonwealth , but he took no very active part in public affairs, and with the expulsion of the Long Parliament in 1653 moved back to his family seat at Owthorpe near Nottingham and lived in retirement until 1659 when he

1872-587: The satisfying his relations and friends of his innocence". A warrant for Hutchinson's transportation to the Isle of Man was prepared in April 1664, but he was finally transferred to Sandown Castle in Kent on 3 May 1664. The castle was ruinous and unhealthy, and he died of a fever four months after his removal to it on 11 September 1664. His wife obtained permission to bury his body at St Margaret's Church, Owthorpe . In

1920-644: The seat held by his father, who had died on 18 August 1643. His religious views led him to attach himself to the Independent rather than the Presbyterian party. As governor, he had protected the separatists to the best of his ability, and now, under his wife's influence, he adopted the main tenet of the Baptists. He was commissioner for exclusion from sacrament in 1646 and commissioner for scandalous offences in 1648. On 22 December 1648, Hutchinson signed

1968-515: The uncovering of the ramifications of the plot for a northern rebellion. The Northern Rising is also said to have led to the 1664 Conventicle Act , which sought to crack down on religious dissent. The Act penalised anyone who preached at or attended a dissenter congregation, or allowed dissenters to use their building. Farnley, West Yorkshire Farnley is a district in Leeds , West Yorkshire , England, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Leeds city centre , between Wortley , Bramley and

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2016-819: Was a failure, the meeting broke up and all returned to their villages. However, Greathead had turned informer after being overruled in favour of the plans made by Oates and had alerted the authorities, who set in motion the arrest of the 26 people. The arrested men were taken to await the assizes in York, where they were remanded in Clifford's tower . Those tried and sentenced to death for treason were Thomas Oates, Samuel Ellis, John Nettleton snr, John Nettleton jnr, Robert Scott, William Tolson, John Fozzard, Robert Olroyd, John Asquith, Peregrine Corney, John Snowden, John Smith, William Ash, John Errington, Robert Atkinson, William Colton, George Denham ("The Grand Agitator"), Henry Watson, Richard Wilson, Ralph Rymer and John Carre. One of

2064-416: Was at least sympathetic to Catholicism. This wave of radical dissension was found throughout the country but was particularly pronounced in the north, leading to its characterization as the 'Northern Rebellion'. The Crown took steps to suppress the movement by arresting known agitators. Paul Hobson , a Particular Baptist preacher who was involved in the planning of the rebellion, was arrested on 20 August. He

2112-538: Was born in Farnley. John Hutchinson (Roundhead) ″ Colonel John Hutchinson (18 September 1615 – 11 September 1664) was an English politician and military leader who played a significant role during the English Civil War . He was a Member of the House of Commons of England from 1648 to 1653 and briefly in 1660. Hutchinson was a prominent Puritan leader and served in the parliamentary army. As

2160-553: Was educated at Nottingham Grammar School , followed by Lincoln Grammar School , where he found the Master, John Clarke, to be 'a supercilious pedant'. He later continued his studies at Peterhouse, Cambridge . In 1636, Hutchinson enrolled in Lincoln's Inn to study law, but soon shifted his focus to music and divinity, sidelining the study of law. Unlike his Royalist father, Sir Thomas Hutchinson, who represented Nottinghamshire in

2208-678: Was later accused of having turned informer. The Farnley Wood Plot was launched in Farnley, in Leeds, by two main players, both of Parliamentarian sympathies. One was Joshua Greathead, a local squire who had fought in the Civil War in Oliver Cromwell 's army and had led his own squadron. He was a resident of Gildersome , one of the villages nearest to Farnley. The other was Captain Thomas Oates of Morley . Farnley, lying halfway between Leeds and Morley and largely wooded, provided an ideal location to meet in numbers. The declared objectives of

2256-514: Was made High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire . His neighbours thought of electing him to the First Protectorate Parliament in 1656, but Major-general Whalley's influence induced them to change their minds. According to his wife Lucy Hutchinson , Cromwell attempted to persuade her husband to accept office, "and, finding him too constant to be wrought upon to serve his tyranny", would have arrested him had not death prevented

2304-558: Was often attacked. Sir Charles Lucas entered it in January 1644 and endeavoured to set it on fire, and in April 1645 a party from Newark captured the fort at Trent-bridges. Hutchinson succeeded in making good these losses, and answered each new summons to surrender with fresh defiance. The difficulties were increased by continual disputes between Hutchinson and the committee, which were a natural result, in Nottingham as elsewhere, of

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