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97 unusual facts about West Yorkshire


Airedale, Castleford

Airedale is a suburb in the town of Castleford, West Yorkshire, England.

Aspley, West Yorkshire

Aspley is an area adjacent to the ring road around Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.

Bingley Grammar School

Bingley Grammar School (BGS) is a comprehensive community school for both boys and girls from the ages of 11–18 and is located on the outskirts of Bingley, West Yorkshire, England.

Birkby, West Yorkshire

Birkby is a large multi-cultural suburb close to the town centre in Huddersfield, in the Kirklees borough of West Yorkshire, England.

Boxford Lathe

The original factory was in Box Tree Mills, Wheatley, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

Brackenhall

Brackenhall is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England located 2 miles (3 km) north of Huddersfield town centre between Fixby and Sheepridge.

Cantus Musicus

Contralto singer Joanne Toshack, 43, died on 31 December 2010 at Marsden in the United Kingdom.

Charles Haigh-Wood

In August 1850 Charles Wood married Mary Haigh, not in Bury but in Bramham, West Yorkshire, and in the following year the census reveals they were living at 22 Fleet Street, Bury, two doors away from the Hand and Shears inn.

Church of All Saints, Bingley

All Saints Church is the Anglican parish church in the town of Bingley, West Yorkshire, England.

City of Leeds School

City of Leeds School is a mixed comprehensive school in Woodhouse, West Yorkshire, England.

Colne Valley

It takes its name from the River Colne which rises above the town of Marsden and flows eastward along the floor of the valley.

Using the more common definition, the Colne Valley includes the towns and villages of Marsden, Slaithwaite, Linthwaite and Golcar.

It was created by the merger of Golcar, Linthwaite, Marsden, Scammonden and Slaithwaite urban districts, and had a population of about 20,000 for its lifespan.

Less often, the name is used to describe the whole valley of the Colne, including the section through Huddersfield and on to the confluence of the Colne with the River Calder at Cooper Bridge.

The Colne Valley is a steep sided valley on the east flank of the Pennine Hills in the English county of West Yorkshire.

Cowlersley

Cowlersley is a district 2 miles (3 km) west of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England it is situated between Milnsbridge and Linthwaite.

Crosland Moor

They objected to the introduction of machinery Horsfall's mill in Marsden.

Danie Craven

The family farm was named for Steeton in West Yorkshire, home to Craven's paternal grandfather, John Craven (1837-90), who came to South Africa as a diamond prospector.

Dave Pybus

Dave Pybus (born 4 June 1970 in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England) is an extreme metal musician, best known as the former bass player of Cradle of Filth.

Deighton, West Yorkshire

Deighton was formally known as East Bradley, and Bradley was called West Bradley, the name changed when the Deighton family bought the area stretching from Screamer Woods (near the Deighton Fields) to Sheepridge and Brackenhall.

Dry ski slope

Another very common mat is Snowflex, manufactured near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire in England by Briton Engineering Developments Limited.

Elizabeth Branwell

Elizabeth helped her sister's family move to Thornton, Yorkshire where Patrick was offered a larger living.

Elland Lower Edge

Elland Lower Edge is an area of Rastrick near the town of Brighouse, in the Calderdale District, in the English county of West Yorkshire.

Elland Upper Edge

Elland Upper Edge is a village on the B6114 road, near the town of Elland, in the Calderdale District, in the English county of West Yorkshire.

Emley

Emley, West Yorkshire, the location of the Emley Moor transmission tower

F. De Samara to A. G. A.

At the time of writing, Emily was two months into her new teaching job at Law Hill Girl's school, in Halifax.

Ferry Fryston

Ferry Fryston is a suburb of the town of Castleford in West Yorkshire, England.

Fred Lunn

Frederick Levi "Fred" Lunn (November 8, 1895 in Marsden, near Huddersfield – 1972) was a professional footballer who played as a striker for Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Bristol Rovers, Southend United & Nuneaton Borough.

Friendly, West Yorkshire

It was described in Bartholomew's 1887 Gazetteer of the British Isles as a village 3 miles north west of Halifax.

George Howells

After returning to Britain in 1932, he was lecturer in Hebrew at Rawdon Baptist College until 1935.

Halifax, Massachusetts

It was officially separated from the town of Plympton and incorporated in 1734, and was named for Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

Hanson Clarinet Company

The company is noted for their clarinets which are made in their workshops in Marsden, West Yorkshire.

Hawker Tornado

At that time four aircraft were at various stages of production at the Avro plant at Yeadon, West Yorkshire.

Heaton, West Yorkshire

It includes the villages of Frizinghall, Heaton and Daisy Hill, extending to Chellow Heights reservoir on the western edge and the Bradford-Shipley railway line on the eastern edge.

Hector Munro Chadwick

He was born in Thornhill, West Yorkshire, and was educated at Wakefield Grammar School and Clare College, Cambridge.

Henry Clegg

Born in Birstall, near Batley, Yorkshire, England, Clegg was a right hand batsman, who scored 96 runs at 10.66, with a top score of 27.

Hooton Pagnell

The Warde-Aldham's wealth was based on land-ownership but was boosted significantly by the exploitation of coal reserves in the estates land with the sinking of Frickley colliery, located in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire.

Huddersfield Media Centre project

The Huddersfield Media Centre is a business centre and a community of digital, media and creative enterprises in the West Yorkshire town of Huddersfield, England, with 121 serviced office spaces and 21 live/work studio flats located in four buildings sometimes called the Creative Quarter.

Ingrow

Ingrow is a suburb of Keighley, West Yorkshire, England.

Jacob Moser

He served Heaton from 1901 to 1904 and in 1909 was elected unopposed in the Little Horton ward.

James Edward Neild

He passed his examination in 1848, and for two years was in practice at Oulton, West Yorkshire, near Leeds.

James Noel Tetley

Soon afterwards the company based in Morley, West Yorkshire, split off to form 51st (Leeds Rifles) Bn, Royal Tank Regiment.

James Pounder Whitney

James Pounder Whitney (30 November 1857, Marsden, West Yorkshire – 17 June 1939, Cambridge) was a British ecclesiastical historian.

Josiah Firth

Born in Clifton, West Yorkshire, England,Firth Came from a family background interested in farmimg and industrial development.

Lister Park

Lister Park (also known as Manningham Park) is a picturesque public park in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, between Manningham, Heaton and Frizinghall.

Long Lee

Long Lee is a medium sized village located a mile from the town of Keighley, West Yorkshire, England.

Longroyd Bridge

The dominating feature of the area is the viaduct carrying the Sheffield—Huddersfield Penistone Line railway over the valley of the River Colne from the station at Lockwood to Springwood Junction and tunnel where the line continues under Greenhead to arrive at Huddersfield railway station.

Longroyd Bridge is where the A62, Manchester Road, route to Manchester passes over the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and the River Colne, it then travels down through the Colne Valley passing Milnsbridge, Linthwaite, and Slaithwaite to Marsden before crossing the Pennine hills to Oldham and Manchester.

Longroyd Bridge is a suburb approximately 1200 yds (1.1 km) to the southwest of Huddersfield town centre, West Yorkshire, England.

Longwood, West Yorkshire

Longwood is a village and suburb of the town of Huddersfield in the English county of West Yorkshire.

Lowerhouses

Lowerhouses is a large housing estate in the town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

Maria Branwell

Maria and Patrick's first home was Clough House in Hightown.

John Fennell, a former schoolmaster and Methodist class leader in Penzance and Wellington, Shropshire, was appointed Headmaster of the newly opened Woodhouse Grove School at Rawdon, for the sons of Methodist ministers in 1812.

Mark Rowntree

4 days later On 3 January 1976 he killed sixteen-year-old Stephen Wilson at a bus stop in Eastburn, West Yorkshire.

Marsden railway station

The area is now a heavily wooded country park, but an abutment of the long demolished bridge by which the waterworks railway crossed the River Colne can still be found amongst the vegetation.

Marsh, West Yorkshire

Marsh is a suburb of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England that is situated 1.5 km (1 mi) west of the town centre.

Miles Sparrowjet

He won the SBAC Challenge Cup at Yeadon, West Yorkshire in 1956 and the King's Cup Race in 1957 with a top speed of 228 mph (367 km/h).

Milnsbridge

In the late 19th century Joseph Crowther and two of his sons moved from Marsden, West Yorkshire down the Colne Valley to Milnsbridge after purchasing two mills, where they began the successful production of woollen cloth.

Moorside Edge

It is the steeply sloping area of moorland being the descent from the relatively flat summit of Pole Moor into the valley of the River Colne.

Mountains and hills of England

The Yorkshire Dales end at Skipton, and a short distance to the south is a range of moors that rises up between the urban cores of Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire.

No. 609 Squadron RAF

No. 609 Squadron was formed on 10 February 1936 at RAF Yeadon, now Leeds Bradford International Airport, as the ninth of the 21 flying squadrons of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.

Oakfield Park Special School

Oakfield Park School is a special school in Ackworth, West Yorkshire, England.

Outlane

Outlane is a village near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England with a population of 710 according to the 2001 census.

Paul Rooney

Early bands included Lenz from his native town of Morley and Brik Marine formed by record producer / bassist Nev Barker.

Percy Sladen

The son of a wealthy leather merchant, Sladen was born near Halifax, Yorkshire on 30 June 1849.

Pole Moor

The Huddersfield to Rochdale turnpike road of 1806, the A640 passes over Pole Moor where there was an inn, the Royal George, and where several pack horse routes crossed, including one from Halifax to Marsden and on to Lancashire.

Portsmouth Rovers F.C.

Portsmouth Rovers F.C. was an English association football club based in the village of Portsmouth, which was then in Lancashire.

Quarmby

It is situated 2 miles west of Huddersfield town centre between Oakes, Paddock and Longwood.

Richard West, 7th Baron De La Warr

After West's death his widow married, before 1 November 1476, as his second wife, Nicholas Leventhorpe (died c.1505), esquire, of Bramham, West Yorkshire, King's Yeoman and Receiver of Pontefract, son of Geoffrey Leventhorpe.

Rugby League Heritage Centre

The Rugby League Heritage Centre is located in the basement of the George Hotel, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

Sam Hurst

He was born in Marsden, in Yorkshire, England, but in 1857 moved to Stalybridge, where he took a job in the local iron foundry and worked as a bouncer at the White House public house.

Samuel Laycock

He was born on 17 January 1826 at Intake Head, Pule Hill, Marsden, West Yorkshire, the son of John Laycock, a hand-loom weaver.

Scapegoat Hill

Scapegoat Hill is a small village 5 miles (8 km) west of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

Shelley railway station

Shelley railway station forms the western terminus of the Kirklees Light Railway and serves the village of Shelley, West Yorkshire.

Shibden valley

The Red Beck stream flows down the valley, joining the River Calder at Brookfoot.

Simon Rix

James Simon Rix (born 18 October 1977, Bradford, West Yorkshire) is the bass player for popular British band Kaiser Chiefs and is famous for his large curly hair which has led to the nickname 'Jesus' by fans and 'curlywand' amongst friends.

Sir Lionel Pilkington, 5th Baronet

He bought Chevet Hall near Wakefield from his sister-in-law, Anne, where he lived until his death.

Sir William Savile, 3rd Baronet

Savile was born at Thornhill, the son of Sir George Savile and Anne Wentworth, and the grandson of Sir George Savile, 1st Baronet.

Skyrack

The Lower Division included the parishes of Aberford, Bardsey, Barwick-in-Elmet, Kippax, Thorner, Whitkirk and part of Harewood, while the Upper Division included the parishes of Adel, Bingley, Guiseley and parts of Harewood, Ilkley and Otley.

Song Festival

Songfestival, also called song07 was a cancelled two day music festival due to take place for the first time in 2007 near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.

Sowerby Bridge High School

Sowerby Bridge High School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school in Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.

St Catherine's Catholic High School

St Catherine's Catholic High School was a Catholic comprehensive secondary school in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

St Oswald's Church, Kirk Sandall

He later became vicar of Halifax, then Bishop of Meath, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and Archbishop of Dublin.

Stuart Andrew

Andrew served as a Leeds City Council Councillor from 2003–2010, initially representing the Aireborough ward, and following boundary changes representing the Guiseley and Rawdon ward.

Th-fronting

When I was a boy θ and ð were regularly used among the younger Windhill people, but f and v were still generally used in Thackley and Idle, which are only about a mile distant from W.

The Leeds Guide

The Leeds Guide was a monthly "What's on" magazine published in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England from 1997 until 2012.

The Leo Group

The Leo Group is a privately owned, waste-recycling company based in Halifax, England that specialises in the collection and processing of animal by-products.

Thomas Grindley

He moved to the country's west as a trading agent for the Chipman Brother of Halifax.

Thornhill Grammar School

Thornhill Grammar School was a school between Thornhill, West Yorkshire and Dewsbury.

Thornhill Lees

The district lies to the south of Dewsbury town centre, between Savile Town and Thornhill.

Thornhill Lees is a district of Dewsbury, which is a town within the borough of Kirklees in the county of West Yorkshire, England.

Thornton and Allerton

As well as the villages of Thornton and Allerton, the ward includes the hamlets of Sandy Lane, Stony Lane, Broom Hill, School Green and Leaventhorpe.

Turnbridge

Turnbridge is the area to the east of Huddersfield town centre ring road in West Yorkshire, England.

White Wells

White Wells is a spa bath situated on Ilkley Moor in West Yorkshire, England.

William Ferrand

He dropped the name of Busfeild in 1854 after succeeded to his mother's estate, which included Harden Grange and Bingley St Ives.

William Hayley

:This was also the name of his great uncle William Hayley (priest) a 17th-century Dean of Chichester and a contemporary architect b.1797 at Thornhill, West Yorkshire.

Wyke

As well as the area of Wyke, the ward includes the adjoining hamlet of Lower Wyke, the area around Carr House, known as Carr House Gate, part of Oakenshaw the main part of which is in Kirklees, and most of Low Moor.


Alan Kernaghan

Born in Otley, West Yorkshire, England, at the age of four, he moved with his family to Bangor, County Down.

All Saints' Church, Harewood

All Saints' Church, Harewood is a 15th-century redundant church standing in the park of Harewood House, the seat of the Earls of Harewood, near the village of Harewood, West Yorkshire, England.

Barwick Green

It is a "maypole dance" from the suite My Native Heath, written in 1924 by the Yorkshire composer Arthur Wood, and named after Barwick-in-Elmet, east of Leeds, West Yorkshire.

Byram cum Sutton

The River Aire runs to the south of the parish, and the town of Knottingley is the other side of the river in West Yorkshire.

Chloe Procter

Despite being American, Chloe is actually from Leeds in West Yorkshire and attends her local high school, Bruntcliffe in Morley, Leeds.

City Road Goods Branch

The City Road Goods branch was a goods only branch serving the Lister Hills area of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

Craven and District Football League

The league is essentially based on Craven and so includes several teams from the main Craven centres such as Skipton, Settle, Cross Hills and Cononley, but its catchment extends into nearby districts of Lancashire and West Yorkshire with, for example, teams from Bradford, Colne, Ilkley, Keighley and Pendle also taking part.

Fenton, Murray and Jackson

Fenton, Murray and Jackson was an engineering company at the Round Foundry off Water Lane in Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

Fishcake

In Yorkshire, England, The “Yorkshire fishcake” is a variation traditionally served in many fish and chip shops in South Yorkshire, parts of West Yorkshire and Humberside.

Gary Sykes

Educated at Birkdale High School he is based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire and is a former British super featherweight champion.

Geoffrey Appleyard

Appleyard was born in Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, the son of John Ernest Appleyard, a successful motor engineer, and Mary Elizabeth Northrop.

Geoffrey Lofthouse, Baron Lofthouse of Pontefract

He was born in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, the son of Ernest Lofthouse, a farm labourer in Micklefield, and Emma (née Fellows).

Grand Theatre, Leeds

The Grand Theatre (also known as Leeds Grand Theatre and Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House) is a theatre and Opera house in the centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

Happy slapping

She had pleaded guilty at Leeds Crown Court in February 2008 to aiding and abetting the manslaughter of Gavin Waterhouse, 29, from Keighley, West Yorkshire.

Harewood speed Hillclimb

Harewood speed Hillclimb (the form with italics and a lower-case s is used officially) is a hillclimb near the village of Harewood, West Yorkshire, England.

Keighley Festival

The Keighley Festival is a festival held in the town of Keighley, West Yorkshire, England during a two-week period in June or July each year.

Leeds Trinity University

Leeds Trinity University is a university in the town of Horsforth, West Yorkshire, England, which offers foundation and undergraduate degrees, as well as postgraduate qualifications.

Leo Walmsley

He was born at 7 Clifton Place, Shipley in the county of West Yorkshire in 1892, and two years later his family moved to Robin Hood's Bay on the coast of present-day North Yorkshire, where he was schooled at the old Wesleyan chapel.

Lizzie Armitstead

Armitstead was born in the market town of Otley in West Yorkshire, where she attended Prince Henry's Grammar School, a state comprehensive school.

Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!

Locations used for outdoor filming of the series were in Skelmanthorpe, West Yorkshire and Elvington, North Yorkshire, while indoor filming was done at Yorkshire Television Studios, "Kirkstall Road, Leeds" themselves.

Old St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe

Old St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe, is a former church in the village of Lightcliffe, West Yorkshire, England, of which only the tower remains.

The 1 in 12 Club

The 1 in 12 Club refers to both a members' club and the building in which it is based, in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

Tim Marshall

Marshall was educated at Prince Henry's Grammar School, a former state grammar school in the market town of Otley, in Leeds,West Yorkshire.

Wilf Lunn

Wilfred Makepeace Lunn (b. 1942, Rastrick, West Yorkshire, England) is an English inventor, prop-maker and TV presenter.