Outwood History

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Outwood’s Milestones
1542	Earliest known reference to Outwood; the Court Roll refers to the restrictions concerning the felling of timber in Outwood
1665	The Post Mill, still in working order, was built
1834	The Baptist Chapel, no longer in use, was built
1869	St John the Baptist Church was built
1870	The creation of the ecclesiastical parish of St John the Baptist
1876	The school was opened – now converted into apartments
1887	Outwood Cricket Club was formed and is still active
1891	The census of that year recorded about 586 residents in Outwood and 140 houses
1930	Outwood Drama Society was formed, now defunct
1936	The village hall was build, called the Lloyd Hall
2000	Outwood Parish Council was created
2001	Census recorded 569 People (309m, 260f), 224 households
2004	Outwood Website relaunched.