Almondbury
Almondbury () is a village south-east of Huddersfield town centre in West Yorkshire, England. The population of Almondbury in 2001 was 7,368 increasing to 18,346 at the 2011 Census.
Almondbury appears in the ''Domesday Book'' as "Almondeberi ...
is a village and an unparished area in the
metropolitan borough
A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts within metropolitan ...
of
Kirklees,
West Yorkshire, England. Almondbury
ward contains 118
listed buildings that are recorded in the
National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, four are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The ward contains the village of Almondbury, the district of
Moldgreen, and the surrounding area. Most of the listed buildings are houses and associated structures, cottages, farmhouses and farm buildings. Many of the houses were used in the domestic textile industry, and have long ranges of
mullioned windows, especially in the upper storeys. The other listed buildings include a church and associated structures, a cross socket, textile mills, a
mounting block A mounting block, horse block, carriage stone, or in Scots a loupin'-on stane is an assistance for mounting and dismounting a horse or cart.
Usage and locations
Mounting blocks were especially useful for women riding sidesaddle or pillion, that ...
, a public house, a
police box, and a telephone kiosk.
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Lists of listed buildings in West Yorkshire
Buildings and structures in Huddersfield