Lindley, North Yorkshire

Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England

Lindley

Unitary authority

North Yorkshire

Ceremonial county

North Yorkshire

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPoliceNorth YorkshireFire North Yorkshire AmbulanceYorkshire

List of places: UK; England; Yorkshire

53°56′N 1°39′W / 53.933°N 1.650°W / 53.933; -1.650

Lindley is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is near Lindley Wood Reservoir and 1 mile north of Otley. In 2001 the parish had a population of 52.^[1] The population was estimated at 50 in 2015.^[2]

History

The name "Lindley" means 'Lime-tree wood/clearing'.^[3] Lindley was formerly a township in Otley parish,^[4] in 1866 Lindley became a civil parish in its own right.^[5]

References

^ "Check Browser Settings". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
^ "Population Estimates" (PDF). North Yorkshire County Council. 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2017. In the 2011 census the population of the parish was included with the parishes of Stainburn and Castley and not counted separately.
^ "Lindley Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
^ "History of Lindley, in Harrogate and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
^ "Relationships and changes Lindley CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 3 June 2022.