Place:Lindley cum Quarmby, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameLindley cum Quarmby
Alt namesLindleysource: from redirect
Lindley (near Huddersfield)source: from redirect
Lillaisource: Domesday Book (1985) p 317
Lillaiasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 317
Lindley-cum-Quarmbysource: wikipedia
Lindley in Huddersfieldsource: to differentiate from Lindley (near Otley)
Birchin Cliffesource: hamlet in parish
Quarmbysource: village in parish
TypeChapelry, Civil parish, Suburb
Coordinates53.651°N 1.83°W
Located inWest Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inWest Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
Yorkshire, England    
See alsoHuddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandancient parish of which it was a chapelry and is now a suburb
Kirklees (metropolitan borough), West Yorkshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974

Lindley is a suburb of Huddersfield, within the metropolitan borough of Kirklees formed in West Yorkshire, England in 1974. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) northwest of Huddersfield town centre. The civil parish of Lindley cum Quarmby was abolished in 1924 and became part of Huddersfield. Quarmby is a section of the parish, situated south of the village of Lindley between Oakes, Paddock and Longwood. Lindley cum Quarmby was originally a chapelry of the ancient parish of Huddersfield.

The following description from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 is provided by the website A Vision of Britain Through Time (University of Portmouth Department of Geography).

"LINDLEY, a village, a township, and a chapelry in Huddersfield parish, [West Riding of] Yorkshire. The village stands on high ground, 2¼ miles NW by W of Huddersfield; commands a good view over that town and its neighbourhood; and has a post office under Huddersfield, a penny savings' bank, a church institute and reading-room, and a commodious mechanics' hall, erected in 1849, including a library and reading-room.
"The township contains also Birchin Cliffe, and five other hamlets; and is sometimes called Lindley cum Quarmby. Acres: 2,210. Real property: £11,319; of which £400 are in mines. Population in 1851: 3,584; in 1861: 4,259. Houses: 876. The increase of population arose from the opening of several new mills. Many good villas, forming a suburb to Huddersfield, have recently been erected. A local board of health was established in 1860; and other improvements were made in subsequent years, and were in progress in 1866. Extensive industry is carried on in the manufacture of plain of woollen and cotton cards for manufacturing uses, and in woollen scribbling and yarn spinning. Coal is largely worked.
"The chapelry was constituted in 1842, and is conterminate with the township. The living is a [perpetual] curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value: £200. Patron: the Vicar of Huddersfield. The church is a neat stone edifice, in the pointed style; has a tower; and contains about 700 sittings. There are chapels for Wesleyans, New Connexion Methodists, and United Free Methodists at Lindley; and a chapel for Baptists at Salendine-Nook. There are also an endowed school and national schools; and the latter were built in 1865, at a cost of £1,250."

Early History

the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Probably established by the Angles in the 7th century as a farming community, it is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 under the names "Lilleia". In the reign of Edward the Confessor (1042 – 1066) it was owned by Godwin, and in the reign of William the Conqueror (1066-1087) it was being cultivated by Ulchel for Ilbert de Lacy, the Sheriff of Hertfordshire and descendant of the French noble family from Lassy. At that time, Lindley consisted of two farmsteads totalling "5 quarantens by 2 quarantens".

Research Tips

Address: WYAS Kirklees, Central Library, Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield HD1 2SU
Telephone: +44 (0)1484 221966
Email: kirklees@wyjs.org.uk
  • British History Online (Victoria County Histories) do not cover the West Riding of Yorkshire
  • GENUKI has a page on all three ridings of Yorkshire and pages for each of the ecclesiastical parishes in the county. Under each parish there is a list of the settlements within it and brief description of each. The list is based on a gazetteer dated 1835 and there may have been a number of alterations to the parish setup since then. However, it is worthwhile information for the pre civil registration era. GENUKI provides references to other organizations who hold genealogical information for the local area. There is no guarantee that the website has been kept up to date and the submitter is very firm about his copyright. This should not stop anyone from reading the material.
  • The FamilyTree Wiki has a series of pages similar to those provided by GENUKI which may have been prepared at a later date from more recent data. The wiki has a link to English Jurisdictions 1851 which gives the registration district and wapentake for each parish, together with statistics from the 1851 census for the area.
  • A Vision of Britain through Time, Yorkshire West Riding, section "Units and Statistics" leads to analyses of population and organization of the county from about 1800 through 1974. There are pages available for all civil parishes, municipal boroughs and other administrative divisions. Descriptions provided are usually based on a gazetteer of 1870-72.
  • The above three maps indicate the boundaries between parishes, etc., but for a more detailed view of a specific area try a map from this selection. The oldest series are very clear at the third magnification offered. Comparing the map details with the GENUKI details for the same area is well worthwhile.
  • Yorkshire has a large number of family history and genealogical societies. A list of the societies will be found on the Yorkshire, England page.
  • In March 2018 Ancestry announced that its file entitled "Yorkshire, England: Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1873" has been expanded to include another 94 parishes (across the three ridings) and expected it to be expanded further during the year. The entries are taken from previously printed parish registers.
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