In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lindley like this:

LINDLEY, a township in Otley parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Washburn, near the river Wharfe, 3 miles N NE of Otley. Acres, 1,499. Pop., 108. Houses, 18. The manor belongs to F. H. Fawkes, Esq.

Lindley through time

Lindley is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lindley itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lindley, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13308

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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