Staincliffe is a cross-over district of both
Batley
Batley is a market town in the Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England, south-west of Leeds, north-west of Wakefield and Dewsbury, south-east of Bradford and north-east of Huddersfield, in the Heavy Woollen District. In 2011, the popu ...
and
Dewsbury
Dewsbury is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Calder, West Yorkshire, River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It is to the west of Wakefield, ...
, in
West Yorkshire
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, England.
Historically
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part of the
West Riding of Yorkshire
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, the name is believed to derive from ''staine'', meaning stone and ''cliffe'', cliff.
The area is centred on top of a hill between Dewsbury, Batley and
Heckmondwike, north and east of Halifax Road (
A638 road) are in Batley (WF17). The section south of Halifax Road, including
Dewsbury & District Hospital has a Dewsbury (WF13) postal addresses.
Until the 19th century, the hamlet of Staincliffe consisted of Staincliffe Hall (dating from at least the 17th century) a few farms and some 18th-century cottages, many of which survive amongst the later developments. Staincliffe expanded in the 19th century with the growth of the heavy woollen industry. In 1867, a new parish church o
Christ Church Staincliffewas consecrated which, along with the vicarage and church school, was designed by
William Henry Crossland.
Today Staincliffe has many 19th-century houses, but also contains a couple of council housing estates built during the 1950s, as well as a mix of small shops along Halifax Road.
See also
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Listed buildings in Batley
References
External links
Christ Church StaincliffeStaincliffe Parish Church
Staincliffe ARLFCStaincliffe Rugby Club.
Geography of Batley
Heavy Woollen District
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