Whitley, North Yorkshire

Whitley is a village in North Yorkshire, England, close to the Aire and Calder Navigation and the M62 motorway.The village is recorded in the Domesday Book as Witelai,[5] with the name deriving from the Old English words of hwīt and lēah, meaning White wood clearing.[8][9] The village is served by Whitley Bridge railway station to the north, but only has one train a day eastwards and only two westwards.Unlike other Templar possessions which were taken over, when the order was dissolved, Whitley Preceptory was left to ruin.This ward stretches south west to Kirk Smeaton with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 4,391.
North Yorkshire2011 censusOS grid referenceUnitary authorityCeremonial countyRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign statePost townPostcode districtDialling codePoliceAmbulanceYorkshireAire and Calder NavigationM62 motorway2001 censusNorth Yorkshire County CouncilWest Riding of YorkshireSelby DistrictDomesday BookOld EnglishA19 roadSnaithPontefractWhitley BridgeKnights TemplarWhitley Preceptoryelectoral wardKirk SmeatonUK CensusOffice for National StatisticsHistoric EnglandNational Heritage List for England