In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stainland like this:
STAINLAND, a large village and a township-chapelry in Halifax parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands 1½ mile SSW of North Dean Junction r. station, and 3½ S by W of Halifax; and has a post-office‡ under Halifax. The chapelry contains also Old Lindley, Holywell-Green, and part of Outlane. ...
Acres, 1,730. Real property, £10,615. Pop. in 1851, 4,173; in 1861, 4,657. Houses, 921. There are several good residences. Woollen, worsted, cotton, paper, and pasteboard manufactures are carried on. A Roman altar was found at Slack. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £300. Patron, the Vicar of Halifax. There are chapels for Independents, Wesleyans, and New Connexion Methodists.
Stainland through time
Stainland is now part of Calderdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Calderdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stainland itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stainland, in Calderdale and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/748
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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