Homes in Gildersome

Guildersome started out as a mining town, then became a mill town where wool cloth was made. The area we are staying in was once the Maiden Mill, so the streets are named Mill Street, Mill Garth, Mill Croft, etc. There were several mills in the village.

The housing is a mixture of old and newer. The house we are in was built after the mill was torn down in 1984.Read more