Whitley Lower
CountryEngland
Static imageSt Mary and St Michaels Church Whitley Lower - geograph.org.uk - 1106323.jpg
Coordinates53.6568°N 1.667°W
Metropolitan boroughKirklees
Metropolitan countyWest Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Post townDewsbury
Postcode districtWF12
Postcode areaWF
Os grid referenceSE221178

Whitley Lower is a village near Thornhill in Kirklees, West Yorkshire England. The parish church, dedicated to St Mary and St Michael, is part of the united benefice of Thornhill and Whitley which also includes Briestfield.[1] The church was Grade II listed in 1985.[2] In 1891 the civil parish had a population of 879.[3]

Governance

Whitley Lower was a township and chapelry in the parish of Thornhill,[4] from 1866 Whitley Lower was a civil parish, on 26 March 1896 the civil parish was abolished and merged with Thornhill.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Whitley Lower Parish Church - Thornhill Parish Church". www.thornhillparishchurch.org.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
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  3. ^ "Population Statistics Whitley Lower Tn/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ^ "History of Lower Whitley, in Kirklees and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Relationships and changes Whitley Lower Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.