Moving in Cold Hiendley: what to know first
A move here is about the lanes rather than a village street. Ryhill Pits Lane and Cold Hiendley Common Lane are the only roads, and both are fairly level. Back Lane, where the buildings stand, is a bridleway, not a road. Before booking, check whether a vehicle can drive up it to your door or whether the van should wait on Ryhill Pits Lane, and pace out that walk. There is also a small free roadside parking spot on Cold Hiendley Common Lane, west of the hamlet near the reservoir.
Cold Hiendley: the local picture
Cold Hiendley Reservoir was dug for the Barnsley Canal: the land was bought in 1840, the reservoir was built in 1854 below Wintersett Reservoir and above the canal, and it was enlarged to 55 acres in 1874. The canal builders had already cut a long channel through rock here in the 1790s. The canal was abandoned in 1953, and its line is now derelict.
There is very little housing. The hamlet has a single postcode, WF4 2DU, and the next nearest, WF4 2DT, is in Ryhill parish about 800 metres away. A few buildings stand off Back Lane, a bridleway, with Notton Bridge Plantation and Bramlocks wood nearby and a Trans Pennine Trail signpost by Navvy Lane to the south. Give the house name with the postcode, and say whether the van can reach the door or must stop on the lane.
How the van gets to Cold Hiendley
Ryhill Pits Lane runs from Station Road in Ryhill west to Cold Hiendley Common Lane. That lane goes north to Haw Park Lane, for Wintersett and the B6132 Chevet Lane, and south to Navvy Lane and Church Lane, which meets the B6428. From Bradford the van comes via Wakefield and joins these lanes from the Ryhill or Wintersett side.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 40 to 55 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Man and van services near Cold Hiendley
Each service below links to its Hemsworth page, which covers how the job works in and around Hemsworth.
House Removals
One- and two-bed homes moved with a driver and a Transit LWB van; bigger homes go in two loads.
Learn moreFlat & Apartment Removals
Lifts, stairs, loading bays and building paperwork planned before the van arrives.
Learn moreFurniture & Large Item Transport
Wardrobes, tables and bulky items moved from A to B without a full removals package.
Learn moreAppliance Delivery
Washing machines, fridges and cookers moved, secured and placed in your kitchen.
Learn moreMarketplace & eBay Collection
Bought it on Marketplace, eBay or Gumtree? We collect from the seller and bring it to you.
Learn moreStudent Removals
Halls, shared houses and home again, priced for a room's worth of belongings.
Learn moreEvery service we offer near Cold Hiendley
All 11 services run to Cold Hiendley, each with its own page.
Common Cold Hiendley routes
- Cold Hiendley → Wakefieldnorth by Haw Park Lane and Chevet Lane (B6132) to the A61, about 6 miles to the centre
- Cold Hiendley → Barnsleysouth by Navvy Lane and Notton Lane, then the B6132 through Royston, about 7 miles
- Cold Hiendley → Bradfordthe A61 and Standbridge Lane to junction 39 of the M1, then the M62 and M606, roughly 40 to 55 minutes
Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Cold Hiendley
Cold Hiendley or South Hiendley: which one am I booking?
They are separate places. Cold Hiendley is the hamlet by the reservoir in Havercroft with Cold Hiendley parish, postcode WF4. South Hiendley is a village and parish of its own to the south-east, with an S72 Barnsley postcode, so the postcode tells us which one.
Can the van drive along Back Lane?
Back Lane is a bridleway, so it depends on the right of access to your property. Tell us what vehicles normally use it. If the van has to stay on Ryhill Pits Lane, say how far the carry is, so it is part of the fixed price agreed before setting off.
Is Cold Hiendley in Ryhill parish?
No. Ryhill is the nearest village, but Cold Hiendley belongs to the parish of Havercroft with Cold Hiendley, which carries its name. Wakefield Council collects the bins and council tax, and the ward is Crofton, Ryhill and Walton.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 1 October 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): WF4 2DU is in Crofton, Ryhill & Walton ward, parish of Havercroft with Cold Hiendley, Wakefield district
- postcodes.io reverse lookup at the Ordnance Survey point: WF4 2DU at 26m, then WF4 2DT (Ryhill parish) at about 780m; no others within 800m
- Havercroft (Wikipedia): civil parish of Havercroft with Cold Hiendley; Cold Hiendley is a hamlet on the west side of the parish, south of Cold Hiendley Reservoir, which is connected to Wintersett Reservoir
- Barnsley Canal (Wikipedia): reservoir at Cold Hiendley; rock met in the long cutting at Cold Hiendley during construction from 1793; land for a second reservoir at Cold Hiendley obtained 1840, built 1854 between Wintersett Reservoir and the canal at a lower level, enlarged to 55 acres in 1874; abandonment granted in 1953
- OpenStreetMap data (API extract around Cold Hiendley, checked 2026-09-30): Cold Hiendley place node; Cold Hiendley Reservoir; Barnsley Canal as derelict canal; Ryhill Pits Lane, Back Lane (bridleway), Cold Hiendley Common Lane, Navvy Lane, Church Lane, Station Road; buildings off Back Lane; Notton Bridge Plantation, Bramlocks
- OpenStreetMap data (wider extract, checked 2026-09-30): Cold Hiendley Common Lane meets Haw Park Lane, Navvy Lane, Church Lane and Ryhill Pits Lane; Haw Park Lane meets Chevet Lane (B6132) and Wintersett Lane; Church Lane meets Lund Hill Lane and Hall Field Lane (B6428); Ryhill Pits Lane meets Station Road, Ryhill; Trans Pennine Trail guidepost near Navvy Lane
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): South Hiendley postcode in the S72 district, South Hiendley parish (namesake check)
- OpenStreetMap map data around the place, read 2026-10-01: Ryhill Pits Lane and Cold Hiendley Common Lane (tertiary lanes), Back Lane (bridleway), free permissive roadside parking node on Cold Hiendley Common Lane near the reservoir, Cold Hiendley and Wintersett reservoirs
- Spot heights (Open Topo Data, EU-DEM 25m) at the lowest and highest mapped points of Ryhill Pits Lane (61-72m) and Cold Hiendley Common Lane (52-67m)
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data): Ryhill Pits Lane, Cold Hiendley Common Lane, Haw Park Lane, B6132 Chevet Lane, A61 to Wakefield centre; 5.8 miles
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data): Navvy Lane, Notton Lane, B6132 through Royston, A61 to Barnsley; 6.7 miles
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data): A61, A6186 Standbridge Lane, A636, M1 junction 39, M62, M606 to Bradford; 27.5 miles