Lindley (Otley): what to know before moving day
Lindley Wood Reservoir was dug by navvies between 1869 and 1876 and was the first of the four reservoirs on the River Washburn. The three above it supply Leeds, while Lindley Wood keeps water flowing down the river. In 2002-03 the dam crest was raised about 3 metres, and the keeper's house, due to be demolished, was built into the new crest because bats were living in it.
The parish has four listed buildings: Lindley Hall Farmhouse, a 16th-century gritstone house of six bays, the barn west of it, an 18th-century milepost with a carved pointing hand, and Lindley Bridge, built after 1767. Around them the map is mostly woods and farms, such as Lindley Wood, York Wood, Lindley Green Farm and Elsingbottom Farm, so addresses here tend to be names rather than numbers.
How the van gets to Lindley (Otley)
Cinder Lane is the road through. It crosses the Washburn on Lindley Bridge, a tall round stone arch with a lower flood arch beside it, and runs east towards Leathley. Coach Lane and Pill White Lane lead north from it, all at the national speed limit. From Otley, the B6451 Farnley Lane and then Brogden Hill bring the van down to the bridge.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 30 to 45 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Lindley (Otley)
Each service below links to its Otley page, which covers how the job works in and around Otley.
Lindley (Otley): questions before you book
What should I put on the booking for a Lindley address?
The house or farm name, the lane and the full LS21 postcode. Many homes around the reservoir are known by name, such as Lindley Green Farm or Lindley Wood Farm, and a name is easier for the van to find than a number on a country lane.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): LS21 2QP is in Washburn & Birstwith ward, North Yorkshire, parish of Lindley
- Lindley, North Yorkshire (Wikipedia): village and parish near Lindley Wood Reservoir, north of Otley, about 50 people in 2015, township of Otley parish until 1866
- Lindley Wood Reservoir (Wikipedia): built 1869-1876, first of four Washburn reservoirs, compensation flows, dam crest raised 2002/03, keeper's house kept for bats
- Listed buildings in Lindley (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): Lindley Hall Farmhouse (16th century), barn, milepost, Lindley Bridge (after 1767) carrying Cinder Lane over the Washburn
- OpenStreetMap: Cinder Lane (60 mph) towards Leathley, Lindley Bridge, Coach Lane, Pill White Lane, Brogden Hill, Lindley Wood, York Wood, Lindley Green Farm, Lindley Wood Farm, Elsingbottom Farm