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Shelley F.C.
Shelley Community Football Club is a football club based in Shelley near Huddersfield, England but play in Kirkburton. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League having been moved from the North West Counties Football League in 2024 and play at The Stafflex Arena at Storthes Hall Park. The club is a FA Charter Standard Club affiliated to the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Football Association. History The club was founded in 1903.Storthes Hall ParkThe Wycombe Wanderer: Shelley – Storthes Hall Park access-date: 29 February 2020 The club started their first season in the Huddersfield and District League.Examiner LiveShelley football club reveals Storthes Hall expansion plan – Examiner Live access-date: 29 February 2020 The second season in the Huddersfield & District league, saw the club pick up their first silverware when they finished as champions of Division 2 Section A, however they lost the play off for promotion to Section B winners Meltham. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkburton
Kirkburton is a village, civil parishes in England, civil parish and ward in Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is south-east of Huddersfield. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the township comprises the villages of Kirkburton and Highburton and several hamlets, including Thunder Bridge, Thorncliffe, West Yorkshire, Thorncliffe, Storthes Hall, Burton Royd, Riley, Dogley, Common Side, Causeway Foot, Lane Head and Linfit. According to the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 26,439, while the village itself had a population of 4,299. History The area was populated in the Iron Age when a settlement was believed to have been built on the site of the church. A Anglo-Saxons, Saxon fort is also believed to have stood on that site. The village is recorded in the ''Domesday Book'' as Bertone in Wachefeld. The entry reads (translated): "In Wakefield, with 9 Berewicks... are 60 carucates of land 3 bovates and the third par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
