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Geography of Batley Villages in West Yorkshire {{WestYorkshire-geo-stub
Upper Batley is an area of Batley in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
, England.
It was popular with the millowners of Batley in the 19th century as a place to build their family homes. There are many fine stone built villas in the area. Batley Hall, a two-storey oak-and-stone building, was originally built in 1370 by William Copley, although the present building dates from 1857. Its gatehouses are now ordinary homes, and the Old Hall is now a residential home. The 17th-century banqueting hall in the grounds is a grade II* listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
, whose origins may have been a dovecote or a private chapel built as early as 1465 for Lady Elizabeth Copley when rheumatism prevented her from travelling to the parish church in Batley for services.
Upper Batley is also a conservation area.
See also
*Listed buildings in Batley
Batley is a town and an unparished area in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It contains 63 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, ...
*Upper Batley High School
Upper Batley High School is a secondary school for boys located in Batley, West Yorkshire, England.
It was established by West Riding County Council in 1959 as Batley Boys High School. The school gained specialist status as a Business and En ...
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Details of the conservation area
Photos of Upper Batley on Geograph
Geography of Batley Villages in West Yorkshire {{WestYorkshire-geo-stub