Wainstalls

WAINSTALLS is a village north of Halifax in the township of Warley. The Calvert family had a large textile mill here, which gave employment to most of the surrounding population and they were also known to have brought orphaned children from other towns to work in the mill. Leaving the village one can gain access to the upper parts of Luddenden Dene, the local wind farm on Ovenden Moor and the moors beyond.

MOUNT TABOR is a village lying north of Halifax and just within the boundaries of Ovenden township. It was a centre of the stone trade and a perusal of the census returns for the last century show a large proportion of the male population engaged in getting and dressing stone. Whiteley Turner the author of “A Spring Time Saunter” was born here and his remains are buried in the Methodist church graveyard located in the village.

Wainstalls and Mount Tabor E-zine