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Birkby, Huddersfield
Birkby is a large multi-cultural suburb close to the town centre in Huddersfield, in the Kirklees borough of West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 6,700. An affluent suburb during Victorian times, Birkby sits in the Grimescar Valley, a greenbelt area of Huddersfield. Birkby contains Norman Park, a small park with a play area and war memorial, which commemorates those who died in the First World War. History The name Birkby is not recorded until 1561, when it was spelt ''Byrkebye''. The origin of the name is uncertain. It is probably of Old Danish origin, from ''birk'' "birch tree" and ''by'' "settlement". From the study of old Ordnance Survey maps, much of the district of Birkby remained largely rural well into the 20th century, with the original settlement lying close to the town centre. Bay Hall, a local historic house dates from the 16th century but was largely restored in 1895, as a date plaque on the residence indicates. Birkby can effectively be bisected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirklees
Kirklees is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, governed by Kirklees Council with the status of a metropolitan borough. The largest town and administrative centre of Kirklees is Huddersfield, and the district also includes Batley, Birstall, West Yorkshire, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Kirkburton, Marsden, West Yorkshire, Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite. Kirklees had a population of 422,500 in 2011; it is also the third largest metropolitan district in England by List of English districts by area, area size, behind Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, Doncaster and City of Leeds, Leeds. History The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 as part of a reform of local government in England. Eleven former local government districts were Amalgamation (politics), merged: the county boroughs of Huddersfield and Dewsbury, the municipal boroughs of Batley and Spenborough a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the reorganisation of the Local Government Act 1972 which saw it formed from a large part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The county had a recorded population of 2.3 million in the 2011 Census making it the fourth-largest by population in England. The largest towns are Huddersfield, Castleford, Batley, Bingley, Pontefract, Halifax, Brighouse, Keighley, Pudsey, Morley and Dewsbury. The three cities of West Yorkshire are Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield. West Yorkshire consists of five metropolitan boroughs (City of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, City of Leeds and City of Wakefield); it is bordered by the counties of Derbyshire to the south, Greater Manchester to the south-west, Lancash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huddersfield (UK Parliament Constituency)
Huddersfield is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in West Yorkshire most recently represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament (from 1983 to 2024) by Barry Sheerman of Labour and Co-operative, Labour Co-op. Boundaries 1983–2010: The Borough of Kirklees wards of Almondbury, Birkby, Dalton, Deighton, Newsome, and Paddock. 2010–2024: The Borough of Kirklees wards of Almondbury, Ashbrow, Dalton, Greenhead, and Newsome. 2024–present: The Borough of Kirklees wards of: Almondbury; Ashbrow; Crosland Moor and Netherton; Dalton (polling districts DA01, DA02, DA03, DA04, DA05, DA07 and DA08); Greenhead; Newsome. Changes to the constituency enacted by 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies described as following: ''In order to bring the electorate within the permitted range, the Crosland Moor and Netherton, Kirklees, Netherton ward will be transfe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
