Whitley Lower

Whitley Lower
St Mary and St Michael's Church Whitley Lower
Whitley Lower Location within West Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE221178
Metropolitan borough	Kirklees
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Dewsbury
Postcode district	WF12
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°39′24″N1°40′01″W / 53.6568°N 1.6670°W / 53.6568; -1.6670

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

• Listed buildings in Dewsbury

References

1. "Whitley Lower Parish Church - Thornhill Parish Church". www.thornhillparishchurch.org.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
2. Historic England. "Church of St Mary and St Michael (1300398)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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.