Parish map: Showing Kirkby Malhamdale and the townships and the old Ecclesiastical parishes surrounding it.
Jefferys map : 1771 - 1 inch to 1 mile
Aerial photographs : using FlashEarth.com which doesn't require special software. This uses the 1999 Millenium map images from Microsoft Virtual Earth, which are better quality than the Multimap version. User friendly but needs a broadband connection.
Scheduled monuments in Malhamdale : Overlaid map from the Government's countryside GIS mapping service, MAGIC. Needs a broadband connection.
Malhamdale Satellite Images : Our own highly detailed Google Earth map page, which displays satellite and map images dating from 2002. Zoom in and search any part of Malhamdale and also find the co-ordinates for features. This map doesn't require any additional software to be loaded onto your PC, however it helps to have a broadband connection. If you require more features on your map, you can download a free copy of the Google Earth Viewer for Mac or Windows PCs.
Guide to the District of Craven and the Settle and Carlisle Railway : download this illustrated guide dating from 1879.
John Speed map : View this map of the West Riding of Yorkshire from Cambridge University.

Census
Transcripts of the 1841-1911 census returns : Are available for all of Malhamdale and can be found on the individual township pages.
1881 Census: An alphabetical list of Malhamdale residents You can find other transcripts of the census on the individual village pages.
A Vision of Britain : View historical gazetteer entries and Civil Parish changes for Malhamdale.
People Finder : A searchable database of all those people reported to have been born, or were living in Malhamdale in the 1841-1911 Census returns.
Population statistics : Information from the 1801-1991 census, offering an insight into population change within the Dale and its possible causes.

Directories
The Craven Household Almanack Directory of 1911 : Transcript of "professions and trades" for Malhamdale.
1913 Craven Almanack : Transcript of local directory entries.
Baines's Directory and Gazetteer 1822 : Transcript of "professions and trades" for Malhamdale.
West Riding Trade Directories: More references to townships and people in the area can be found on the free Historical Directories website run by the University of Leicester.

Parish Records
Parish Record Index 1597-1813 : Searchable index to the Kirkby Malham parish records created from the Cookson Index, IGI and the 18th century Bishop's Transcripts, providing a useful finding aid and the most comprehensive set of data available for the 18th century, whose registers were stolen.
Kirkby Malham Marriages 1754-1910 : A searchable database transcribed from the marriage registers for St Michael the Archangel.
Kirkby Malham Baptisms & Burials 1773-1910 : A searchable database transcribed from the baptism and burial registers for St Michael the Archangel.
Parish Church Records: The whereabouts of the registers and copies for St Michael the Archangel, Kirkby Malham, plus a search form to allow searching of the Marriage and Baptism transcripts for Kirkby Malham in the IGI.
Winterburn Chapel : Baptism transcript (1811-1826 & 1836) and history.
Airton Quaker Burials : List of Burials at the Friends Meeting House Burial ground (1669 - 2003)
Airton Quaker Records : Where to find the registers, minutes and other records of Airton Quaker Meeting
Burial Ground Inscriptions: The monumental inscriptions found in Airton Quaker Burial ground, with plan and photographs.
Baptisms & Marriages : Simply search the transcripts of the Baptisms & Marriages for Kirkby Malham which are included in the IGI using our custom search form.
Airton Band of Hope : Listing members of this Wesleyan Methodist temperance group.
St Peter's Rylstone Parish Records 1559-1812 : A chapelry of Burnsall, with many entries relating to Malhamdale families and events, download and save a fully searchable PDF version from the FamilySearch website. - Vol.1 1559- 1724 : Vol.2 1724-1812

Land, Tax, Probate etc.
Return of Owners of Land 1873 : Land held in the West Riding of Yorkshire by Malhamdale residents.
Subsidy Roll 1379 - poll tax listing for Malhamdale, with names, relationships and occupations. For other Craven townships see the lists on GENUKI
Malhamdale Wills : Where and how to find them. Includes an Index of Canterbury (PCC) wills and Death Duty Register entries in the National Archives online collections.
Wills proved at York (1389-1688): Index with over 350 Malhamdale entries of the 16th & 17th centuries.
Wills for Family History: Notes from a talk providing information about wills and useful websites for locating and working with Yorkshire Wills.
Feet of Fines : Records of land transactions in Tudor Malhamdale (1486-1603)
Brother Ditton's Compotus 1455 : The accounts of St Michael's Church, Kirkby Malham, submitted to the Abbot of West Dereham.
Memorials of the Abbey of St Mary of Fountains Vol.1 : PDF copy of the book published by the Surtees Society in 1863 which includes many mentions of the lands held by the Abbey in Malhamdale. You can also find fully searchable PDF versions of Vol.2 and Vol. 3.
Bordley Wills and Probate : Procter family will transcripts.
The will of Geoffrey Procter of Bordley 1524: Auditor to Henry, Earl of Northumberland, a position similar to that of a land agent to-day.
Will abstract : Edmund Rimington, Winterburn, 1660.
Knowles - Malham Wills: Several transcribed wills which mention both people and property around the village. One refers to a Maypole which once stood on the green.
Knowles - Malham Moor Wills : Middle House, Malham Moor
Ancient Petitions : The National Archives have free pdf downloads of some local documents. These are in Norman French and date from the early 15th cent, but the NA have provided fairly detailed detailed abstracts of their content, which includes the names of the people and places mentioned in the documents. Search for Eshton, Bordley, Otterburn or Fountains to find them.
Craven Legion 1803 : With a list of Malhamdale subscribers to this Napoleonic Yeomanry.
Giggleswick Wills : A project from the NCHR Group which contains transcripts of wills from 1389-1688. Many Giggleswick families have links to Malhamdale.
Serjeantson of Hanlith Deeds : An index of land deeds relating to the Serjeantson family, many are missing, but those remaining are in Skipton Library.
Raistrick Papers : An index to the Malhamdale documents (mainly land transactions) deposited by the late Dr Arthur Raistrick at Skipton Library.
Poll Book 1741 : Freeholders of Malhamdale who voting for the MP for Yorkshire.
Poll Book 1807 : Listing Malhamdale freeholders and the candidates they voted for.
Register of Electors 1834 : Transcript of the published list for the local townships.
Poll Book 1841 : Showing the Malhamdale voters for two WRY Parliamentary candidates .
Poll Book 1848 : Listing those in Malhamdale who voted in the 1848 election for the WRY representative in Parliament.
Manorial Rental : Listing Malhamdale tenants and rents in the 14th century.
Domesday : The earliest written record showing land in use and the names of those holding the land in 1086.
Craven Muster 1539 : A list of men fit and unfit for the militia, their weaponry and armour.
Hearth,Window and Land Taxes : An explanation, plus the 1672 Hearth Tax for Malhamdale.
Hearth Tax Online : Full downloadable PDF transcript of the West Riding Hearth Tax for 1672, complete with introduction, surname index, maps and analysis of the data.
Land Tax Assessments 1803 : Malham Moor : Malham : Kirkby Malham : Hanlith : Scosthrop : Airton (part)
Land Tax Assessments 1798 : Malham Moor : Malham : Kirkby Malham : Hanlith : Scosthrop : Airton : Calton
1942 Farm Survey : Assessment of every farm in the Dale taken in the Second World War.
Tithe Commission Schedules 1847 : Showing the ownership and tenants of land subject to tithes in Malhamdale.

Genealogy & Biography
Virtual War Memorial : Details of those who died in the two World Wars plus Rolls of Honour listing those who served in the Forces.
JW Morkill: Owner of Newfield Hall and author of the definitive local history of the Dale The Parish of Kirkby Malhamdale.
Oliver Cromwell : Article reproduced with permission from issue 29 of Your Family Tree magazine, about the signatures in the Kirkby Malham Parish Registers.
Craven's Part in the Great War : An extended online version of the Roll of Honour commissioned by Walter Morrison and published in 1919. The online version also includes material from local newspapers and war memorials.
Bill Wild : Malham blacksmith and artist.
Some Craven Worthies : By WA Shuffrey, downloadable book which includes essays on Thomas Lister (1st Baron Ribblesdale) who owned the Malham Moor Estate before the Morrisons and General Lambert of Calton.
Family History Search : With a specially tuned search engine which helps target family history data on the Web and a search engine to access the transcripts of the Baptisms & Marriages for Kirkby Malham which are included in the IGI.
Free Grammar School students 1873-4 : The last pupils to attend this Kirkby Malham School.
John Enys (1783) : Extract transcribed from the journal of an early visitor describing his visit to the Malhamdale area.
Thomas Pennant (1773) : A further account by a visitor to the area in the late 18th-19th centuries.
Edward Dayes (1805) : A further account by a visitor to the area in the late 18th-19th centuries.
Thomas Wilkinson (1807) : A further account by a visitor to the area in the late 18th-19th centuries.
Arthur Jewitt (1816) : A further account by a visitor to the area in the late 18th-19th centuries.
Samuel King (1837) : A botanist's account of a visit to the area in the late 18th-19th centuries.
Early Quakerism in Malhamdale : Article in North Craven Heritage Trust Journal 2010 about the history of Airton Meeting House.