Austonley

Austonley is a hamlet in the civil parish of Holme Valley, in the Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England, about west of Holmfirth.

History

The name "Austonley" means Alstan's wood/clearing'. Austonley was recorded in the Domesday Book as Alstaneslei/''Alstanesleie''. Austonley was formerly a township in the parish of Almondbury, in 1866 Austonley became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1921 the parish was abolished and merged with Holmfirth. In 1911 the parish had a population of 1356.