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

HOLYWELL-GREEN, a village in Stainland township, Halifax parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 4¼ miles SSW of Halifax. It has a post office under Halifax.

Holywell Green through time

Holywell Green is now part of CALDERDALE District. Click here for graphs and data of how CALDERDALE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Holywell Green itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Holywell Green, in Calderdale and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26683

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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