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Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire
Birkenshaw is a village in the borough of Kirklees in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It lies at the crossroads between the A58 Leeds to Halifax road and the A651 Bradford to Heckmondwike road. At the 2011 census, the village was located in the ward of Birstall and Birkenshaw, which had a population 16,298. The name of the village derives from Old English and means "Birch Wood". Birkenshaw forms part of the Heavy Woollen District. Birkenshaw is in the Bradford conurbation and the Bradford postcode area. Most landline telephones have the Bradford dialling code (01274), but some use the Leeds prefix (0113). It is the site of the headquarters of the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Transportation The village used to have a railway station () on the former Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway. It was closed to passengers in 1953 and closed completely in 1964. Facilities There are two schools in the village, Birkenshaw Primary School and BBG Academy, a chu ... [...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] |
Leeds, Bradford And Halifax Junction Railway
The Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway (LB&HJR) was an English railway company. It built a line between Bradford and Leeds, and had running powers over the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway to Halifax. It opened its main line in 1854 and later built a number of branch lines. It was worked by the Great Northern Railway, giving that company the access it needed to Bradford and Halifax, and the GNR absorbed the LB&HJR in 1865. The line between Leeds and Bradford continues in use at the present day, but the rest of the LB&HJR network has closed. Predecessors In 1840 a through railway connection between Leeds and London was established, over three railways controlled by George Hudson. Hudson was known as the Railway King; he controlled many companies and used underhand methods against his rivals. Later, he was found out and disgraced. The companies around Leeds were the North Midland Railway (from Derby) and the York and North Midland Railway from Normanton on that line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Turner (cricketer)
Harry Turner (6 April 1879 — 23 October 1939) was an English first-class cricketer. Turner was born in April 1879 at Birkenshaw, Yorkshire. A professional cricketer, Turner played club cricket for Rishton in the Lancashire League in 1908 and 1909, before proceeding to Scotland where he played for Ayr. In 1913, he selected in the Scotland team for two first-class matches against Oxford University at Oxford, and Surrey at The Oval. He scored 32 runs in these two matches, in addition to taking a single wicket. Following the First World War, Turner played club cricket in County Durham and played minor counties cricket for Durham in 1923 and 1925, making five appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. He later coached cricket at Shrewsbury School for a number of years. Turner died at his home in Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , also ) is a market town, civil parish, and the county town of Shropshire, England, on the River Severn, north-west of London; at the 2021 census, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emanuel Scott
Emanuel Scott (6 July 1834 – 3 December 1898) was an English first-class cricketer, who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1864. Born in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England, Scott batted right-handed and scored eight runs in his only innings, against Kent at Swatter's Carr, Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a .... He also took two wickets for 27, bowling right arm, round arm, medium pace. Yorkshire won the match by four wickets. Scott also played for the Gentlemen of Sussex from 1860 to 1869. Scott died in December 1898, in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire. References External linksCricinfo Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael McGowan (politician)
Michael McGowan (born 19 May 1940) is a British journalist and a former Member of the European Parliament, with a special interest in international affairs, European politics, Africa, peace, development, and human rights. He is a Director of Leeds City Credit Union, and a Director of PAFRAS – Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers, and until June 2009 was a National Executive Committee member of the Co-operative Party. Background Michael McGowan was born in the village of Birkenshaw in the West Riding of Yorkshire. His father, Edgar, was a baker at Bradford Co-op bakery and his mother, Marion, a waitress. McGowan was educated at Birkenshaw Primary school, Heckmondwike Grammar School, and won a West Riding scholarship to Leicester University where he read History, philosophy, Politics, and Economics. He is married to Margarita and they have three grown up children, Joseph, Emily, and Sebastian. The couple live in Leeds. Political career Michael McGowan was elected a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Lister
Benjamin Lister (9 December 1850 – 3 December 1919) was an English first-class cricketer, who played six matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1874 to 1878, and one match for the Players of the North in 1878. He also appeared in two non first-class matches for Yorkshire, against Scotland in Edinburgh, during May of that year. Born in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England, Lister was a good all-round player, who appeared for Harrogate C.C. in 1881 and 1882. He was an amateur when he first represented Yorkshire, but later turned professional. A right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he scored 46 runs at an average of 4.60, with a best score of 19 not out for the Players of the North against an England XI in Dewsbury, Yorkshire. He also took two catches. Lister died in Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleckheaton
Cleckheaton is a town in the Metropolitan borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated south of Bradford, east of Brighouse, west of Batley and south-west of Leeds. It is at the centre of the Spen Valley and was the major town in the former borough of Spenborough. Cleckheaton has a history as a mill town and forms part of the Heavy Woollen District. History Early history The Spen Valley was once heavily wooded. Evidence of human habitation in Mesolithic and Neolithic times has been found in the area. Roman remains have been found in the valley and it is thought that roads from York to Chester, and from settlements in Halifax and Wakefield, passed through Cleckheaton. Cleckheaton was in the ancient parish of Birstall. A chapel of ease, known as the White Chapel (later Whitechapel) was established. Textile working The area was very disorganised for a long time after the Norman Conquest and the richest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drighlington
Drighlington is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan district, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village lies 5 miles (9 km) south-west of Leeds and 4 miles (6 km) south-east of Bradford. The name of the village is often shortened to ''Drig''. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 5,528. The village sits in the Morley North ward of Leeds City Council and Morley and Outwood parliamentary constituency. Etymology The earliest mention of Drighlington is to be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, in the forms ''Dreslintone'' and ''Dreslingtone'', followed by an attestation in 1202 in the form ''Drichtlington'' and subsequent spellings along these lines. The name comes from Old English. The first element is a personal name, whose original form is no longer clear but was probably ''Dryhtel'', ''Dryhtla'', or ''Dryhtwulf''. The second element is the suffix ''-ingas'', denoting a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gomersal
Gomersal is a town in Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is south of Bradford, east of Cleckheaton and north of Heckmondwike. It is close to the River Spen and forms part of the Heavy Woollen District. History Gomersal was attested in the '' Doomes Day Book'' (1086) with the name Gomershale. *''Guthmers Halh'', is a supposed place-name, not attested in any written document, hence marked with asterisk in ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names''. The location was at a bend in the brook which passes through the valley bottom before joining with the River Calder. This land became an Anglo-Saxon burial ground and most likely was the location of a Celtic temple site before the Roman Conquest. It became the site of the Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, now known as St Peters. The brook formed the ancient boundary between Gomersal and Birstall. The Luddite riots, that occurred in the area in 1812 provided Charlotte Brontë with material for her novel '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Birkenshaw may refer to: Places *Birkenshaw, North Lanarkshire – near Uddingston *Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire **Birkenshaw and Tong railway station **BBG Academy (formerly Birkenshaw Middle School) People *Jack Birkenshaw (born 1940), English cricketer, umpire, coach and commentator *Robert Birkenshaw (died 1526), English priest, Canon of Winchester See also *John Birkinshaw John Birkinshaw (1777-1842) was a 19th-century railway engineer from Bedlington, Northumberland noted for his invention of wrought iron rails in 1820 (patented on October 23, 1820). Up to this point, rail systems had used either wooden rails, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBG Academy
BBG Academy (formerly Birkenshaw Middle School) is a mixed secondary school located in Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire, England. Birkenshaw Middle School was a community school administered by Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council Kirklees Council is the local authority providing most local government services for the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council and one of five constituent councils of the West Yorkshire Combined Aut .... The school educated pupils aged 9 to 13. A long campaign was established by parents to retain the school when the council announced plans to close it, which resulted in the school converting to academy status in 2012. The school (now named BBG Academy) then changed the age range of pupils to become an 11 to 16 secondary school. In March 2016 the school was inspected by Ofsted and achieved a "Good" in all areas References External linksBBG Academy official website Secondary schools in Kirklees A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Yorkshire Fire And Rescue Service
The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) is the county-wide, statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England. It is administered by a joint authority of 22 people who are appointed annually from the five metropolitan boroughs of West Yorkshire, known as the Fire and Rescue Authority. West Yorkshire covers an area of approximately which includes remote moorland, rural villages, large towns, cities, busy motorways and 'A' roads, as well as Leeds Bradford International Airport. The fire and rescue service's headquarters are located in Birkenshaw, Bradford. There is also a large training centre at Birkenshaw used by other authorities besides West Yorkshire. In 2006, the service was listed as being the fourth largest in England (behind London, the West Midlands and Greater Manchester fire services) with 1,600 wholetime firefighters and 199 retained. It has 47 pumping appliances based at 40 stations, sub-divided into f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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