Visit Stainland Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Stainland

  

Stainland Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Stainland

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Stainland history

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Stainland developed as a hilltop village on the edge of the M62 motorway. Early routes and tracks followed high ground to avoid the marshy and wooded valley bottoms. The name comes from Old Norse and means Stony land; the land around Stainland is not very fertile.

Stainland landmarks

Stainland Cross

Stainland Cross represents a saltire carved on a block of stone. The column is circular and plain without any of that rich, strange sculpture or scroll ornament. Its height from the base to the top of the sculpture is about 10 feet (3.0 m)

Stainland Mechanics’ Institute

Stainland Mechanics’ Institute was built by the Shaw family in 1883. The building was opened by the Mayor of Leeds on 7 June 1884. Over the years it suffered as income declined.

St Helen’s Well

St Helen’s Well at the eastern end of the village is mentioned in John Watson’s monumental The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Halifax, 1775. A Roman Catholic chapel dedicated to Saint Helen, nearby had been converted into a cottage, but in its walls was a large stone known locally as ‘the Cross’ Strangers, presumed to be Catholics, made pilgrimages to the well.

Carr Hall Castle

Carr Hall Castle was built in the mid-nineteenth century by the Shaw family to improve the view from their mansion at Shaw Park. It provided a stable block and housing for the bailiff who bred the shire horses for Brookroyd Mills. In 2008 the castle won Channel Five’s TV show I Own Britain’s Best Home.

Stainland geography / climate

The main road through the village is Stainland Road, the B6112. Stainland is essentially linear: all the principal buildings face the main road which forms a central spine. On a clear day, Ovenden, Queensbury, Saddleworth Moor and even Wyke are visible.

Holywell Green

The boundary between Stainland and Holywell Green is 53°40′26″N 01°52′23″W / 53.67389°N 1.87306°W. The boundary is between West View and Bradley View.

You can visit Stainland places with Walkfo Stainland to hear history at Stainland’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Stainland has 29 places to visit in our interactive Stainland map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Stainland, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Stainland places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Stainland & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 29 audio facts unique to Stainland places in an interactive Stainland map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Stainland Places Map
29 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Stainland historic spots	Stainland tourist destinations	Stainland plaques	Stainland geographic features
Walkfo Stainland tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Stainland

  

Best Stainland places to visit

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Stainland has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Stainland’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Stainland’s information audio spots:

Lindley, Huddersfield Lindley is a suburb of Huddersfield, within the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is approximately 2 miles (3 km) northwest from the town centre. It was officially opened only in 1967, by Prime Minister Harold Wilson.

Sowood, West Yorkshire Sowood is 2.3 miles (3.7 km) south-west of Elland, 4.1 miles (6.6 km) north of Huddersfield. The village falls within the Greetland and Stainland ward of Calderdale Council.

Slack Roman Fort Slack Roman Fort was a castellum near Outlane, to the west of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. It lay alongside the Pennine section of the Roman road from Deva Victrix (Chester) to Eboracum (York) The fort may have been the Cambodunum mentioned as a station on this route in the Antonine Itinerary.

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