Staincliffe
Encyclopedia
Staincliffe is a cross-over district of both Batley
, West Yorkshire
, England
and Dewsbury
, West Yorkshire
, England
; the name is believed to derive from staine, meaning stone and cliffe, cliff. It should not be confused with the Staincliffe (wapentake)
.
The area is centred on top of a hill between Dewsbury
, Batley and Heckmondwike
, and areas south of Halifax Road, including Dewsbury & District Hospital have Dewsbury postal addresses.
Until the nineteenth century, the hamlet of Staincliffe consisted of Staincliffe Hall (dating from at least the seventeenth century) a few farms and some eighteenth century cottages, many of which survive amongst the later developments. Staincliffe expanded in the nineteenth century with the growth of the heavy woollen industry. In 1867, a new parish church of Christ Church Staincliffe was consecrated which, along with the Vicarage and Church School, was designed by William Henry Crossland.
Today Staincliffe has many nineteenth 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.
Batley
Batley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies southeast of Bradford, southwest of Leeds and north of Dewsbury, near the M62 motorway. It has a population of 49,448 . Other nearby towns include Morley to the northeast, Ossett to the southeast...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Dewsbury
Dewsbury
Dewsbury is a minster town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Huddersfield and south of Leeds...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
; the name is believed to derive from staine, meaning stone and cliffe, cliff. It should not be confused with the Staincliffe (wapentake)
Staincliffe (wapentake)
Staincliffe, also known as Staincliff, was a wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It should not be confused with the hamlet Staincliffe.It was split into two divisions...
.
The area is centred on top of a hill between Dewsbury
Dewsbury
Dewsbury is a minster town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Huddersfield and south of Leeds...
, Batley and Heckmondwike
Heckmondwike
Heckmondwike is a small town in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, which is located geographically at the centre of West Yorkshire, England, south west of Leeds. Close to Cleckheaton and Liversedge, it is part of Cleckheckmondsedge, a name invented by J.B. Priestley to represent a West Riding...
, and areas south of Halifax Road, including Dewsbury & District Hospital have Dewsbury postal addresses.
Until the nineteenth century, the hamlet of Staincliffe consisted of Staincliffe Hall (dating from at least the seventeenth century) a few farms and some eighteenth century cottages, many of which survive amongst the later developments. Staincliffe expanded in the nineteenth century with the growth of the heavy woollen industry. In 1867, a new parish church of Christ Church Staincliffe was consecrated which, along with the Vicarage and Church School, was designed by William Henry Crossland.
Today Staincliffe has many nineteenth 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.
External links
- Christ Church Staincliffe Staincliffe Parish Church
- Staincliffe ARLFC Staincliffe Rugby Club.