Stainland
| Stainland | |
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 Stainland, as seen from Jagger Green Lane, Jagger Green |
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 Stainland
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| Stainland shown within West Yorkshire | |
| Population | 11,389 (Greetland and Stainland Ward.2001 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SE079196 |
| • London | 170 mi (270 km) SE |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HALIFAX |
| Postcode district | HX4 |
| Dialling code | 01422 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
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Stainland is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. The village is part of the Greetland and Stainland ward of Calderdale Council.It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) south from Halifax, 4 miles (6 km) north-west from Huddersfield and 2 miles (3 km) west from Elland.
Early routes and tracks followed high ground to avoid the marshy and wooded valley bottoms and it was on one such high level packhorse route that Stainland developed. The Stainland Cross remains as evidence of man's activity there in the medieval times. An economy based principally on wool and textile production led Stainland to develop as a hilltop village in much the same way as Sowerby and Heptonstall. With the industrial revolution, mills developed in the neighbouring valleys to take advantage of water power; however Stainland continued to act as a focus for the area. The village continued to thrive and a number of notable buildings were added to the street scene. With the decline in its agricultural and industrial function, Stainland is now less self-contained than it was and the proximity of the M62 has led to the development of a new residential role, housing people who work in the neighbouring towns. This, in turn, is leading to new pressures for change in the fabric of the village.
The name Stainland derives from Old norse meaning Stony land, so it's unsurprising to learn that the land around Stainland isn't very fertile.
The village appears in the Domesday book as "Stanland".
Stainland is situated between Holywell Green to the east, to which it is conjioned, and Sowood to the south, and occupies a hilltop position at about 800 feet (244 m) on a spur which projects from the higher land of Pole Moor and Outlane to the south. The main road through the village is Stainland Road, the B6112.
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