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Armitage Bridge is a village approximately south of
The village is dominated by the large former
File:Armitage Bridge - cottages and muddy field - geograph.org.uk - 628773.jpg, Former mill cottages
File:Armitage Bridge - mill clocktower - geograph.org.uk - 628776.jpg, Brooke Mill Clock Tower
File:Brooke's Mill, Armitage Bridge.jpg, Brooke's Mill
File:Armitage Bridge.jpg, Armitage Bridge
File:Armitage Bridge, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.jpg, Armitage Bridge Cricket Club in the foreground. Village and Brooke's Mill behind.
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...
, in the Holme Valley
Holme Valley is a large civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 25,049 (2001 census), increasing to 34,680 for the two wards in the 2011 Census. Its administrative centre is in H ...
, 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 exi ...
, England. It is situated between Berry Brow
Berry Brow is a semi-rural village in West Yorkshire, England, situated about south of Huddersfield. It lies on the eastern bank of the Holme Valley and partially straddles the A616 road to Honley and Penistone.
The village has a Victoria ...
and South Crosland
South Crosland is a village in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England.
It was originally a chapelry in the civil parish of Almondbury, and became a separate civil parish in 1866. It became an Urban district (Great Brit ...
and straddles the River Holme
The Holme of the Holme Valley, West Yorkshire, England is a tributary of the River Colne, West Yorkshire. The source is via Digley Reservoir, fed firstly by the run-off from Brownhill Reservoir, then by Dobbs Dike. Banks along the upper valle ...
. The village has a public house, a cricket club and a renowned ukulele shop.
Brooke Mill
The village is dominated by the large former woollen
Woolen (American English) or woollen (Commonwealth English) is a type of yarn made from carded wool. Woolen yarn is soft, light, stretchy, and full of air. It is thus a good insulator, and makes a good knitting yarn. Woolen yarn is in contrast t ...
mill of John Brooke and Sons, reputedly the oldest family business in the country, having been founded in 1541. The mill has now been converted into the Yorkshire Technology and Office Park.
St Pauls
The local church is St Paul's and it was built in 1848, with a donation from the Brooke family. Partially destroyed in 1987, by fire, and rebuilt in 1990. The church's current clergy is the Rev Julie Anderson.Gallery
See also
*Listed buildings in Huddersfield (Newsome Ward - outer areas)
Newsome is a ward of Huddersfield in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It contains over 430 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, t ...
References
External links
Villages in West Yorkshire Holme Valley Geography of Huddersfield {{WestYorkshire-geo-stub