Old Lindley or Over Lindley[1] is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stainland and District, in the Calderdale district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is near the hamlet of Jagger Green, the village of Holywell Green and the town of Elland. Old Lindley has a moor called Old Lindley Moor.[2]
| Old Lindley | |
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  Old Lindley Location within West Yorkshire | |
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| Metropolitan borough | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
History
editThe name "Lindley" means 'Flax wood/clearing', the 'Old' to distinguish from Lindley.[3] Old Lindley was recorded in the Domesday Book as Linlei/Linleie,[4] Old Lindley was also known as "Linley(e)", "Lynley(e)", "Lynlay", Hold(e) "Lynlay", Old(e) "Lynlay", "Over Lynlay", "Linneley", "Lyndeley" and "Ouldlindley".[5]
Governance
editOld Lindley was in the township of Stainland,[6] in 1866 the civil parish of Stainland with Old Lindley was formed,[7] on 1 April 1937 Stainland with Old Lindley parish was abolished and Old Lindley became part of Elland parish,[8] which on 1 April 1974 became unparished.[9] In 2017 it became part of the parish of Stainland and District.[10]
Landmarks
editThere is a grade II listed house in Old Lindley that is now in 3 occupations.[11] There was a pottery in Old Lindley.[12]
References
edit- ^ "O". Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Old Lindley Moor, Huddersfield" (PDF). wyorksgeologytrust.org. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Stainland with Old Lindley Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Place name: Old Lindley, Yorkshire Folio: 301r Great Domesday Book Domesday". The National Archives. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Old Lindley". Survey of English Place-Names. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Lindley (Old)". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Stainland with Old Lindley Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Halifax Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Calder Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "The Council". Stainland & District Parish Council. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "Old Lindley Old Lindley Farm Cottage Old Lindley Farmhouse (1184759)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Old Lindley, Pottery". Heritage Gateway. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
External links
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- "Old Lindley Moor". Ian Walker. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- "Old Lindley Moor Revisited". Ian Walker. Retrieved 29 January 2022.