Lindley, North Yorkshire

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Lindley
Derelict farm, north-west of Lindley
Lindley is located in North Yorkshire
Lindley
Lindley
Location within North Yorkshire
Civil parish
  • Lindley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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53°56′N 1°39′W / 53.933°N 1.650°W / 53.933; -1.650

Lindley is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is near Lindley Wood Reservoir and 1 mile north of Otley. In 2001 the parish had a population of 52.[1] The population was estimated at 50 in 2015.[2]

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The name "Lindley" means 'Lime-tree wood/clearing'.[3] Lindley was formerly a township in Otley parish,[4] in 1866 Lindley became a civil parish in its own right.[5]

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