Austonley is a hamlet in the civil parish of Holme Valley, in the Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England, about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Holmfirth.

The name "Austonley" means Alstan's wood/clearing'.

[1] Austonley was recorded in the Domesday Book as Alstaneslei/Alstanesleie.

[2] Austonley was formerly a township in the parish of Almondbury,[3] in 1866 Austonley became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1921 the parish was abolished and merged with Holmfirth.

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