Old Lindley or Over Lindley is a hamlet in the

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, in the

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district, in the county of

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, England. It is near the hamlet of

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, the village of

Holywell Green Holywell Green is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately south-west of Elland, south of Halifax and north-west of Huddersfield. Holywell Green is part of the Greetland and Stainland Ward of ...

and the town of Elland. Old Lindley has a moor called

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History

The name "Lindley" means 'Flax wood/clearing', the 'Old' to distinguish from Lindley. Old Lindley was recorded in the

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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

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Stainland Stainland is a village and civil parish in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. The village is part of the Greetland and Stainland ward of Calderdale Council and is approximately west of Elland, south of Halifax and north-west of Hudder ...

, in 1866 the civil parish of

Stainland with Old Lindley Stainland is a village and civil parish in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. The village is part of the Greetland and Stainland ward of Calderdale Council and is approximately west of Elland, south of Halifax and north-west of Hudder ...

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. A parish council called
Stainland & District
now covers the area but as of January 2022 the Ordnance Survey doesn't show a

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by this name.

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

External links

* * {{cite web, url=http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artjun08/iw-top-path.html, title=Old Lindley Moor Revisited, publisher=Ian Walker, accessdate=29 January 2022 Hamlets in West Yorkshire Elland