Old Lindley

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title: "Old Lindley" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["hamlets-in-west-yorkshire", "geography-of-calderdale"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Lindley" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
official_name	Old Lindley
civil_parish	Stainland and District
country	England
region	Yorkshire and the Humber
coordinates
metropolitan_borough	Calderdale
metropolitan_county	West Yorkshire
hide_services	Yes
static_image	Old Lindley Road at Old Lindley - geograph.org.uk - 1325433.jpg
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| official_name= Old Lindley | civil_parish = Stainland and District | country= England | region= Yorkshire and the Humber |coordinates = | os_grid_reference= | post_town= | postcode_area= | postcode_district= | dial_code= | constituency_westminster = | metropolitan_borough= Calderdale | metropolitan_county= West Yorkshire | hide_services= Yes | population = | population_ref = | area_total_km2= |static_image=Old Lindley Road at Old Lindley - geograph.org.uk - 1325433.jpg |static_image_caption= |website= Old Lindley or Over Lindley 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.

History

The name "Lindley" means 'Flax wood/clearing', the 'Old' to distinguish from Lindley. Old Lindley was recorded in the Domesday Book as Linlei/Linleie, Old Lindley was also known as "Linley(e)", "Lynley(e)", "Lynlay", Hold(e) "Lynlay", Old(e) "Lynlay", "Over Lynlay", "Linneley", "Lyndeley" and "Ouldlindley".

Governance

Old Lindley was in the township of Stainland, in 1866 the civil parish of Stainland with Old Lindley was formed, on 1 April 1937 Stainland with Old Lindley parish was abolished and Old Lindley became part of Elland parish, which on 1 April 1974 became unparished. In 2017 it became part of the parish of Stainland and District.

Landmarks

There is a grade II listed house in Old Lindley that is now in 3 occupations. There was a pottery in Old Lindley.

References

References

1. "O". Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion.
2. "Old Lindley Moor, Huddersfield".
3. "Stainland with Old Lindley Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham.
4. "Place name: Old Lindley, Yorkshire Folio: 301r Great Domesday Book Domesday". [[The National Archives (United Kingdom).
5. "Old Lindley". Survey of English Place-Names.
6. "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Lindley (Old)". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
7. "Relationships and changes Stainland with Old Lindley Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time.
8. "Halifax Registration District". UKBMD.
9. "Calder Registration District". UKBMD.
10. "The Council". Stainland & District Parish Council.
11. {{NHLE
12. "Old Lindley, Pottery". Heritage Gateway.

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