Whitley Lower

{{Short description|Village in West Yorkshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2020}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| static_image = St Mary and St Michaels Church Whitley Lower - geograph.org.uk - 1106323.jpg

| static_image_caption = St Mary and St Michael's Church Whitley Lower

| coordinates = {{coord|53.6568|-1.6670|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Whitley Lower

| population =

| shire_district =

| shire_county =

| metropolitan_borough = Kirklees

| metropolitan_county = West Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster =

| post_town = Dewsbury

| postcode_district = WF12

| postcode_area = WF

| dial_code =

| os_grid_reference = SE221178

}}

Whitley Lower is a village near Thornhill in Kirklees, West Yorkshire England. The parish church, dedicated to St Mary and St Michael, is part of the united benefice of Thornhill and Whitley which also includes Briestfield.{{cite web|url=https://www.thornhillparishchurch.org.uk/whitleyparishchurch.htm|title=Whitley Lower Parish Church - Thornhill Parish Church|website=www.thornhillparishchurch.org.uk|accessdate=7 November 2010}} The church was Grade II listed in 1985.{{NHLE |num= 1300398|desc= Church of St Mary and St Michael|accessdate= 10 September 2021}} In 1891 the civil parish had a population of 879.{{cite web| url =http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10473962/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population Statistics Whitley Lower Tn/CP through time|publisher= Vision of Britain|accessdate = 11 February 2018}}