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Kirklees Valley Local Nature Reserve
Kirklees Valley Local Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, that stretches from Greenmount, Greater Manchester, Greenmount in the north, Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury in the south, and Tottington, Greater Manchester, Tottington in the west. It was declared a nature reserve in October 2010 under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act. The nature reserve contains numerous footpaths, lodges and landmarks, as well as farmland and historic mill sites. Industrial History The reserve sits on what was once a prosperous industrial area in Tottington, including Tottington and Kirklees Printworks, Tottington Bleachworks and Olive’s Paper Mill. The first evidence of a mill in this area was Tottington Corn Mill which was first mentioned in 1296. In 1820, Tottington Cotton Mill was converted into a Calico Printworks, which survived until 1927. The site was demolished completely wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirklees Valley Map
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] |
